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Table 4 Responses to Vignette A and their association with experience of pain

From: Do community pharmacists have the attitudes and knowledge to support evidence based self-management of low back pain?

  

Number (%)

Suggestions (n = 315)

Pain*

Yes

No

1. Advise her that she must continue to rest?

None

24 (27.0)

65 (73.0)

χ2 = 6.7 df = 2 p = 0.035

Short

34 (18.1)

154 (81.9)

 

Long

3 (7.9)

35 (92.1)

 

Total

61 (19.4)

254 (80.6)

2. Suggest adequate analgesia?

None

85 (95.5)

4 (4.5)

χ2 = 2.4 df = 2 p = 0.300

Short

177 (94.1)

11 (5.9)

 

Long

38 (100)

0 (0)

 

Total

300 (95.2)

15 (4.8)

3. Tell her to avoid any movement that hurts?

None

45 (50.6)

44 (49.4)

χ2 = 6.5 df = 2 p = 0.040

Short

85 (45.2)

103 (54.8)

 

Long

10 (26.3)

28 (73.7)

 

Total

140 (44.4)

175 (55.6)

4. Suggest that swimming or movement in water might be helpful?

None

59 (66.3)

30 (33.7)

χ2 = 9.5 df = 2 p = 0.008

Short

142 (75.5)

46 (24.5)

 

Long

35 (92.1)

3 (7.9)

 

Total

236 (74.9)

79 (25.1)

5. Suggest that carrying on with her usual activities as far as possible is the best thing she could do?

None

43 (48.3)

46 (51.7)

χ2 = 0.7 df = 2 p = 0.701

Short

99 (52.9)

88 (47.1)

 

Long

21 (55.3)

17 (44.7)

 

Total

163 (51.9)

151 (48.1)

6. Reassure her that back pain affects nearly everyone at some time but usually settles quickly?

None

30 (33.7)

59 (66.3)

χ2 = 11.6 df = 2 p = 0.003

Short

102 (54.3)

86 (45.7)

 

Long

22 (57.9)

16 (42.1)

 

Total

154 (48.9)

161 (51.1)

7. Warn her that back pain often gets worse before it gets better?

None

7 (7.9)

82 (92.1)

χ2 = 1.2 df = 2 p = 0.546

Short

11 (5.9)

177 (94.1)

 

Long

4 (10.5)

34 (89.5)

 

Total

22 (7.0)

293 (93.0)

  1. *See first footnote to Table 3.