Table 1 Participant’s characteristics
Variables | People with non-specific neck pain |
|---|---|
Sex (N = 133) (N (%)) | |
Women | 97 / 73% |
Men | 36 / 27% |
Education level (N = 131) (N (%)) | |
Low | 25 / 19% |
Middle | 56 / 43% |
High | 50 / 38% |
Work situation (N = 131) (N (%)) | |
Not changed because of neck pain | 101 / 77% |
Work less because of neck pain | 12 / 9% |
Stopped working | 18 / 14% |
Onset (N = 131) (N (%)) | |
Traumatic | 37 / 28% |
Non-traumatic | 94 / 72% |
History of neck or low back pain (N = 131) (N (%)) | |
Yes | 102 / 78% |
No | 29 / 22% |
Kinesiophobia (N = 131) (N (%)) | |
No (≤ 37 on TSK) | 94 / 72% |
Yes (> 37 on TSK) | 36 / 28% |
Avoid pain (N = 131) (N (%)) | |
No (≤ 14 on FABQ-pa) | 100 / 76% |
Yes (> 14 on FABQ-pa) | 31 / 24% |
Age (in years) (N = 131) (Mean (SD)) | 47.0 (12.5) |
Duration of the episode of neck pain (in months) (N = 126) (Mdn (IQR)) | |
Acute (0 – 1 week) (N = 0 / 0%) | 12 (45) |
Sub-acute (1 week - 3 months) (N = 35 / 28%) | 2 (2) |
Chronic (> 3 months) (N = 91 / 72%) | 24 (76) |
PFActS-C DLV (N = 125) (Mdn (IQR)) | |
Total score | 57 (89) |
Total score in people with traumatic onset (N = 32) | 100 (96) |
Total score in people with non-traumatic onset (N = 91) | 54 (75) |
NPRS (N = 131) (Mdn (IQR)) | |
Average last week | 6 (3) |
Maximum last week | 7 (2) |
NDI (N = 131) (Mean (SD)) | |
Total score | 15.2 (8.6) |
Total score (%) | 30.4 (17.2) |
FABQ (N = 131) | |
Total score (Mean (SD)) | 31.6 (19.0) |
Score on FABQ-PA (Mean (SD)) | 10.3 (5.5) |
Score on FABQ-W (Mdn (IQR)) | 14 (15) |
TSK (N = 131) (Mean (SD)) | |
Total score | 33.8 (7.9) |