Table 1 Baseline characteristics for sickness absentees with neck or shoulder pain
Entire study sample | MRI sample | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | N | NMRI | ||
Male sex, n (%) | 168 | 53 (31.5) | 97 | 30 (30.9) |
Age, median (IQR) | 168 | 40.5 (34.5; 48.9) | 97 | 41.4 (35.3; 49.9) |
Patient-reported information | ||||
Pain intensity (0–10) last week, median (IQR) | 158 | 7 (5; 8) | 91 | 7 (5; 8) |
Whiplash trauma, n (%) | 168 | 24 (14.3) | 97 | 13 (13.4) |
Sick leave duration (months), median (IQR) | 168 | 2.3 (1.2; 3.0) | 97 | 2.3 (1.4; 3.0) |
ÖMPSQ score, mean (SD) | 161 | 122 (23.7) | 93 | 121.8 (22.1) |
Education ≥3 years, n (%) | 155 | 29 (18.7) | 88 | 21 (23.9) |
Ongoing worker’s compensation claim, n (%) | 139 | 36 (25.9) | 82 | 19 (23.2) |
Clinical information | ||||
Radiculopathy, n (%) | 168 | 41 (24.4) | 97 | 28 (28.9) |
≥ 11 tender points, n (%) | 168 | 57 (33.9) | 97 | 38 (39.2) |
Intervention group | ||||
Brief intervention, n (%) Multidisciplinary intervention, n (%) | 168 | 83 (49.4) 85 (50.6) | 97 | 49 (50.5) 48 (49.5) |
MRI information | ||||
Kyphosis, n (%) | 97 | 23 (23.7) | ||
Disc height reduction, n (%) | 97 | 71 (73.2) | ||
Bulge, protrusion or extrusion, n (%) | 83 | 69 (83.1) | ||
Spinal canal stenosis, n (%) | 97 | 14 (14.4) | ||
Neural foraminal stenosis, n (%) | 84 | 46 (54.8) | ||
Zygapophyseal osteoarthritis, n (%) | 83 | 39 (47.0) | ||
Uncovertebral osteoarthritis, n (%) | 78 | 37 (47.4) | ||