Table 1 Individual patient characteristics (T1) and “caring” procedure
Individual patient characteristics | Non-HCW | HCW | Total | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 118 | N = 99 | N = 217 | ||
Sociodemographic factors | ||||
Age [y, mean (SD)] | 42.03 (9.32) | 40.49 (9.72) | 41,33 (9.51) | 0.2361 |
Age (classes) (%) | ||||
20–29 | 11.02 % | 18.18 % | 14.29 % | / |
30–39 | 27.12 % | 25.25 % | 26.27 % | |
40–49 | 41.53 % | 37.37 % | 39.63 % | |
50–59 | 19.49 % | 18.18 % | 18.89 % | |
60–69 | 0.85 % | 1.01 % | 0.92 % | |
Sex (%) | ||||
Female | 27.12 % | 87.88 % | 54.84 % | < 0.001 |
Male | 72.88 % | 12.12 % | 45.16 % | |
Conjugal relationship with or without child (%) | ||||
Yes | 48.18 % | 40.91 % | 44.95 % | 0.3067 |
No | 51.82 % | 59.09 % | 55.05 % | |
Socio-occupational factors | ||||
Sick leave before inclusion on the study [days, mean (SD)] | 174.13 (185) | 93.45 (132) | 136.93(168) | 0.0002 |
Work Satisfaction (%) | ||||
Yes | 74.44 % | 82.89 % | 78.31 % | 0.1881 |
No | 25.56 % | 17.11 % | 21.69 % | |
Clinical factors | ||||
BMI [kg/m2, mean (SD)] | 24.67 (4.58) | 24.04 (4.62) | 24.39 (4.60) | 0.3365 |
Weight [kg, mean (SD)] | 73,95 (15.90) | 66,61 (13.64) | 70,63 (15.33) | 0.0005 |
Height [cm, mean (SD)] | 172.48 (9.53) | 166.30 (8.40) | 169.75 (9.54) | <0.0001 |
Cigarette Smoking [packs years, mean (SD)] | 5.91 (9.70) | 1.86 (4.54) | 4.06 (8.01) | 0.0009 |
Visual Analogic Pain Scale VAPS [mean (SD)] | 4.53 (2.04) | 3.33 (2.35) | 3.99 (2.26) | 0.0001 |
Duration of Pain [months, mean (SD)] | 91.83 (93.04) | 71.92 (82.66) | 82.80 (88.84) | 0.1011 |
Finger-Tip Score [cm, mean (SD)] | 20.45 (14.73) | 15.73 (17.40) | 18.31 (16.13) | 0.0054 |
Schober Index [cm, mean (SD)] | 3.23 (1.42) | 3.24 (1.15) | 3.23 (1.30) | 0.6855 |
Comorbidity (%) | ||||
No-one | 47.66(%) | 60.00(%) | 53.13(%) | 0.1756 |
Others (cardiovascular, musculoskeletal…) | 32.71(%) | 28.24(%) | 30.73(%) | |
Phsychiatric Disorders | 19.63(%) | 11.76(%) | 16.15(%) | |
History of lumbago (%) | ||||
Yes | 53.10 % | 56.38 % | 54.59 % | 0.6364 |
No | 46.90 % | 43.62 % | 45.41 % | |
History of sciatica (%) | ||||
Yes | 38.94 % | 48.39 % | 43.20 % | 0.1731 |
No | 61.06 % | 51.61 % | 56.80 % | |
Psychosocial factors and impact of pain | ||||
FABQ Activity [mean (SD)] | 16.48 (6.13) | 14.29 (7.49) | 15.49 (6.85) | 0.0517 |
FABQ Work [mean (SD)] | 27.96 (11.88) | 24.56 (10.64) | 26.41 (11.42) | 0.0698 |
QUEBEC [mean (SD)] | 37.35 (15.67) | 31.97 (19.53) | 34.91 (17.67) | 0.0615 |
HAD Anxiety Scale [mean (SD)] | 10.08 (4.26) | 9.01 (4.48) | 9.60 (4.38) | 0.1266 |
HAD Depression Scale [mean (SD)] | 7.62 (5.33) | 6.07 (3.82) | 6.92 (4.75) | 0.0345 |
DALLAS Anxiety/Depression [mean (SD)] | 42.47 (26.77) | 33.92 (26.13) | 38.61 (26.74) | 0.0412 |
DALLAS Work and Leisure [mean (SD)] | 58.28 (20.42) | 51.68 (24.85) | 55.30 (22.70) | 0.0637 |
DALLAS Daily Activities [mean (SD)] | 60.54 (16.62) | 52.58 (21.38) | 56.95 (19.27) | 0.0098 |
DALLAS Sociability [mean (SD)] | 33.89 (26.47) | 24.26 (20.25) | 29.54 (24.28) | 0.0110 |
Interventions | ||||
Workplace interventions | ||||
Yes | 49.5 % (58) | 49.5 %(49) | 55,36 % | |
No | 50.5 % (60) | 50.5 % (50) | 44,64 % | |
Physiotherapy | ||||
None | 6.06 % | 5.13 % | 5.65 % | 0.0125 |
Trained Physiotherapist | 54.55 % | 33.33 % | 45.20 % | |
Not Trained Physiotherapist | 39.39 % | 61.54 % | 49.15 % | |
Physiotherapy [number of sessions, mean (SD)] | 24.30 (31.94) | 20.55 (12.11) | 22.68 (25.36) | 0.8205 |