Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the patient population (n = 104)
| Â | Frequency | Mean |
|---|---|---|
| Â | (percent) | (SD) |
Socio-demographic variables: | Â | Â |
Age | Â | 48 (10.7) |
Education: | Â | Â |
   ≤ 12 years at school | 60 (57.7%) |  |
   University/College | 44 (42.3%) |  |
Work status: | Â | Â |
   Working | 57 (54.8%) |  |
   Not working | 41 (39.4%) |  |
   Retired | 6 (5.8%) |  |
Variables from questionnaire: | Â | Â |
Duration of pain: | Â | Â |
   3-6 months | 34 (32.7%) |  |
   6-12 months | 30 (28.8%) |  |
   >12 months | 40 (38.5%) |  |
Medication: | Â | Â |
   Daily or weekly | 49 (47.1%) |  |
   Not regularly | 55 (52.3%) |  |
Scorings: | Â | Â |
   SPADI* |  | 46.9 (21.3) |
   Pain at rest (9-point) |  | 3.5 (2.0) |
   Health status (EQ-VAS) |  | 67.7 (18.3) |
   Prev shoulder pain (0,1) | 64 (61.5%) |  |
   Previous physiotherapy (0,1) | 47 (45.2%) |  |
   Distress (HSCL 25) |  | 1.5 (0.47) |
   Self-efficacy for pain 1(easy- impossible) |  | 3.9 (1.3) |
   Neck pain | 48 (46.6%) |  |
Occupational factors: | Â | Â |
How often carry 10 kilos at work? | Â | Â |
   seldom/never | 50 (53.8%) |  |
   sometimes | 35 (37.6%) |  |
   extremely/often | 8 (8.6%) |  |
How often work above shoulder level? | Â | Â |
   seldom/never | 36 (38.7%) |  |
   sometimes | 38 (40.9%) |  |
   extremely/often | 19 (20.4%) |  |
Active range of motions affected side: | Â | Â |
   Flexion aff side |  | 157.6 (25.1) |
   Hand- behind- back** |  | 13 (median) |