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Table 5 Mean and change (95% CI) of SF-12 physical and mental component summary scales between baseline and 6-month follow-up

From: Positive recovery for low-risk injuries screened by the short form - Örebro musculoskeletal pain screening questionnaire following road traffic injury: evidence from an inception cohort study in New South Wales, Australia

 

Low risk

High risk

Baseline

6 months

Change (95% CI)

Baseline

6 months

Change (95% CI)

Physical score

Neck

39.4

47.9

8.5 (5.3 to 11.6)a

31.9

38.6

6.7 (1.9 to 11.5)a

Lower back

34.5

47.4

12.9 (7.1 to 18.8)a

24.4

33.4

9.0 (2.8 to 15.1)a

Lower limb

32.4

48.4

16.1 (14 to 18.1)a

26.2

38.8

12.6 (8.4 to 16.8)a

All

34.6

48.2

13.6 (11.9 to 15.3)a

27.5

37.1

9.7 (6.9 to 14.2)a

Mental score

Neck

52.2

53.6

1.4 (−0.8 to 3.5)

32.0

37.4

5.4 (−0.2 to 10.9)

Lower back

48.2

49.6

1.4 (−3.6 to 6.4)

38.9

39.6

0.6 (−6.0 to 7.3)

Lower limb

52.6

54.5

2.0 (−0.1 to 4.0)

39.7

46.9

7.2 (2.6 to 11.9)a

All

52.0

53.7

1.7 (0.3 to 3.2)a

37.0

41.7

4.7 (1.6 to 7.8)a

  1. Note: aStatistically significant; CI = Confidence interval