Table 1 Patient characteristics from the baseline questionnaire
Characteristics | n = 12 |
|---|---|
Age (years), n | |
30–39 | 3 |
40–49 | 3 |
50–59 | 1 |
60–69 | 4 |
Above 70 | 1 |
Sex (female), n (%) | 9 (75) |
Married or living with others, n (%) | 8 (67) |
Education, n | |
Primary school or less | 1 |
High school | 3 |
Up to 4 years of higher education | 5 |
More than 4 years of higher education | 3 |
Employment, n | |
Sick leave | 3 |
Disability pension or work assessment allowance | 2 |
Paid employment | 5 |
Retired | 2 |
Health literacy- difficulty understanding health information, n | |
Never | 3 |
Rarely | 8 |
Occasionally | 1 |
Often | 0 |
The main problem, n | |
neck | 1 |
shoulder | 2 |
back | 3 |
hip | 3 |
knee | 0 |
complex | 3 |
Pain duration more than one year, n (%) | 8 (67) |
Pain intensity last week (0–10)a, median (range) | 5.5 (2–7) |
MSK-HQ (0–56)b, median (range) | 37.5 (24–46) |
ÖMSPQ (0–100)c, median (range) | 47.0 (32–71) |