Patient characteristics
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Age (yrs) (18–64), median (range)
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0
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45.0 (18–64)
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Male, n (%)
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0
|
281 (41.4)
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Educational levela, n (%)
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low
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0
|
243 (35.8)
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medium
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242 (35.6)
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high
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194 (28.6)
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Having paid work,n (%)
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0
|
532 (78.4)
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Active sports participation, = 1 h/week, n (%)
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0
|
302 (44.5)
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Complaint- specific determinants
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Duration of the complaint, n (%); n = 678
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0-6 weeks
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1
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343 (50.6)
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6 weeks-6 months
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161 (23.7)
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> 6 months
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174 (25.7)
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Severity in the last week (0–10), median (range); n = 677
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2
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6 [1–10]
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Disability, DASH (0–100), median (range); n = 678
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3
|
35.3 (2.6–99.1)
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Comorbidity musculoskeletal, n (%)
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0
|
330 (48.6)
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Recurrent complaint, n (%)
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0
|
191 (28.0)
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Multiple- sited complaint
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0
|
263 (38.7)
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Location†, n (%)
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neck
|
0
|
211 (31.1)
|
|
upper back
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53 (7.8)
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|
shoulder
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374 (55.1)
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|
upper arm
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86 (12.7)
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|
elbow
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147 (21.6)
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|
forearm
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41 (6.0)
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|
wrist
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47 (6.9)
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|
hand
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86 (12.7)
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Psychosocial characteristics
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Kinesiophobia, Tampa-AV 13-item scale (13–52)
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median (range)
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0
|
24.0 (13–46)
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|
mean (SD)
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24.8 (6.2)
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Social support, SOS (12–60), median (range)
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0
|
56.0 (26–60)
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Catastrophizing, CSQ (0–60), median (range); n = 678
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6
|
9.0 (0–53)
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Somatization, 4DSQ (0–48), n (%), n = 678
|
low (0–10)
|
21
|
500 (73.8)
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|
medium (11–20)
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148 (21.8)
|
|
high (21–32)
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30 (4.4)
|
Distress, 4DSQ (0–48) n (%)
|
low (0–10)
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0
|
430 (63.4)
|
|
medium (11–20)
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170 (25.0)
|
|
high (21–32)
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79 (11.6)
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Yes, I can influence my health through my own behaviour, n (%)
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0
|
401 (59.1)
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