Table 2 Consensus agreement of prognostic factors Delphi-survey
Prognostic factors | Number of participants per factor Round 1 | Percentage agreement (yes) Round 1 | Number of participants per factor Round 2 | Percentage Agreement (yes) Round 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Social demographic | ||||
Gender | 80 | 56.25% | – | – |
Age | 80 | 65% | – | – |
Social class | 80 | 56.25% | – | – |
Education level | 80 | 66.25% | – | – |
Marital status | 80 | 11.24% | – | – |
Work-related factors | ||||
Employment status | 80 | 53.75% | – | – |
Happiness in work** | 80 | 86.25% | – | – |
Physical work | 80 | 53.75% | – | – |
Symptoms | ||||
Pain intensity at baseline** | 80 | 65% | – | 87.50% |
Duration of the neck pain* | 80 | 72.50% | – | – |
Disturbed sleep due to neck pain | 80 | 60% | – | – |
Reported pain in different body regions* | 80 | 78.75% | – | – |
High severity of disability | 80 | 51.25% | – | – |
High severity of experienced disability** | 80 | 65% | 48 | 91.67% |
Cervical mobility | 80 | 12.50% | – | – |
Thoracic mobility | 80 | 10% | – | – |
Cervical motor control | 80 | 25% | – | – |
Posture | 80 | 13.75% | – | – |
Radiating pain below elbow | 80 | 30% | – | – |
Accompanying headache | 80 | 36.25% | – | – |
Dizziness | 80 | 18.75% | – | – |
Pressure sensitivity neck musculature | 80 | 25% | – | – |
Prior conditions | ||||
Neck pain before** | 70 | 92.86% | – | – |
History of musculoskeletal pain* | 70 | 72.86% | – | – |
General factors | ||||
Physical inactivity** | 71 | 90.14% | – | – |
Unhealthy lifestyle (smoking, alcohol, eating etc.)* | 71 | 76.06% | – | – |
Sleep quality* | 71 | 73.24% | – | – |
Cognition | ||||
Somatization** | 74 | 62.16% | 48 | 89.58% |
Catastrophizing** | 74 | 87.84% | – | – |
Locus of control | 74 | 59.46% | – | – |
Acceptance of illness | 74 | 52.70% | – | – |
Illness beliefs about recovery** | 74 | 83.78% | – | – |
Treatment beliefs* | 74 | 70.27% | – | – |
Emotions | ||||
Depression** | 72 | 87.50% | – | – |
Kinesiophobia** | 72 | 86.11% | – | – |
Distress* | 72 | 72.22% | – | – |
Anger | 72 | 43.06% | – | – |
Injustice | 72 | 40.28% | – | – |
Behavior | ||||
Coping** | 70 | 95.71% | – | – |
Perceptions | ||||
Illness beliefs about pain identity** | 56 | 89.29% | – | – |
Hypervigilance * | 56 | 76.79% | – | – |
Motivation | ||||
Purposeful behavior** | 32 | 90.63% | – | – |
Vulnerability | ||||
Limited health literacy ** | 62 | 62.90% | 48 | 87.50% |
Limited self-regulation | 62 | 50% | – | – |
Limited self-efficacy** | 62 | 88.71% | – | – |
Remaining factors | ||||
Health care provider attitude (biomedical/biopsychosocial)** | 65 | 90.77% | – | – |
Therapeutic relation** | 65 | 84.62% | – | – |
Additional factors round 2 | ||||
Orofacial pain | – | – | 40 | 65% |
Potential to self-modify posture** | – | – | 40 | 82.50% |