Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants by intervention group for All Workers and Neck Cases
Variable | All Workers (N = 367) | Neck Cases (N = 96) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
EHP (N = 200) | EET (N = 167) | EHP (N = 55) | EET (N = 41) | |
Demographic | ||||
Age, years mean ± SD | 44.1 ± 10.2 | 42.9 ± 10.4 | 43.6 ± 9.5 | 45.5 ± 10.9 |
Gender, females n (%) | 123 (61.5) | 105 (62.9) | 40 (73.0) | 34 (83.0) |
Body mass index, kg/m2 mean ± SD | 27.3 ± 5.5 | 26.9 ± 5.3 | 26.3 ± 4.1 | 25.5 ± 4.7 |
Highest Level of Education n (%) | ||||
Primary to Year 12 | 46 (23.0) | 39 (23.4) | 10 (18.0) | 8 (20.0) |
University | 131 (65.5) | 99 (59.3) | 37 (67.0) | 23 (56.0) |
Trade College | 23 (11.5) | 29 (17.4) | 8 (5.0) | 10 (24.0) |
Workplace Measures | ||||
Occupational category n (%) | ||||
Manager/senior official | 40 (20.0) | 23 (13.8) | 12 (22.0) | 5 (12.0) |
Professional, associate professional, technical or other | 93 (46.5) | 84 (50.3) | 25 (45.0) | 21 (51.0) |
Administrative, secretarial, or personal services | 67 (33.5) | 60 (35.9) | 18 (33.0) | 15 (37.0) |
Industry n (%) | ||||
Local Government | 16 (8.0) | 11 (6.6) | 3 (5.0) | 4 (10.0) |
State Government | 81 (40.5) | 64 (38.3) | 25 (45.0) | 15 (37.0) |
Federal Government | 33 (16.5) | 22 (13.2) | 10 (18.0) | 6 (15.0) |
Private | 47 (23.5) | 50 (29.9) | 11 (20.0) | 12 (29.0) |
Other | 23 (11.5) | 20 (12.0) | 6 (11.0) | 4 (10.0) |
Total hours worked in previous 7 days mean ± SD | 38.3 ± 10.2 | 38.3 ± 8.2 | 39.1 ± 9.7 | 37.6 ± 6.9 |
Time using computer at work n (%) | ||||
< 6 h/day | 32 (16.0) | 30 (18.0) | 8 (15.0) | 10 (24.0) |
≥ 6 h/day | 168 (84.0) | 137 (82.0) | 47 (85.0) | 31 (76.0) |
Total ergonomic score mean ± SD | 30.5 ± 2.9 | 31.4 ± 2.7 | 30.0 ± 2.9 | 31.2 ± 3.0 |
Health Behaviour Measures | ||||
Received workers’ compensation for neck/shoulder symptoms in previous 12 months n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Sought healthcare professional for neck/shoulder symptoms in previous 12 months n (%) | 66 (33.0) | 51 (30.5) | 29 (53.0) | 24 (59.0) |
Taken medication for neck/shoulder symptoms in previous 4 weeks n (%) | 30 (15.0) | 28 (16.8) | 18 (33.0) | 16 (39.0) |
Total number of comorbidities mean ± SD | 0.8 ± 1.0 | 0.6 ± 0.9 | 0.9 ± 1.0 | 0.5 ± 0.8 |
Psychosocial Measures | ||||
Job Content Questionnaire mean ± SD | ||||
Psychological Job Demands | 8.5 ± 2.5 | 8.3 ± 2.5 | 9.0 ± 2.9 | 8.5 ± 2.5 |
Physical Job Demands | 3.2 ± 1.2 | 3.4 ± 1.3 | 3.2 ± 1.5 | 3.6 ± 1.3 |
Job Control | 21.5 ± 3.5 | 21.1 ± 2.8 | 21.3 ± 3.7 | 20.7 ± 3.1 |
Social Support | 15.6 ± 2.2 | 15.8 ± 2.5 | 15.6 ± 2.2 | 15.2 ± 3.1 |
Psychological distress mean ± SD | 3.6 ± 2.9 | 3.1 ± 2.8 | 4.4 ± 3.3 | 3.2 ± 2.8 |
Health beliefs mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 1.5 | 3.5 ± 1.6 | 3.9 ± 1.4 | 3.3 ± 1.7 |
Job satisfaction mean ± SD | 4.9 ± 1.1 | 5.0 ± 1.0 | 4.8 ± 1.0 | 4.8 ± 1.2 |
Health-related Quality of Life mean ± SD | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 | 0.8 ± 0.1 |
IPAQ n (%) | ||||
Low | 74 (37.0) | 60 (35.9) | 20 (36.4) | 14 (34.2) |
Moderate | 109 (54.5) | 88 (52.7) | 32 (58.2) | 23 (56.1) |
High | 17 (8.5) | 19 (11.4) | 3 (5.5) | 4 (9.8) |
Intervention Adherence | ||||
12 weeks - % Supervised sessions attended mean ± SD | 67.4 ± 20.7 | 70.9 ± 21.1 | 69.7 ± 15.8 | 70.0 ± 19.1 |
12 months – Participants regularly exercising (EET) or practicing lifestyle changes (EHP) n (%) | 125 (62.5) | 25 (15.4) | 38 (69.1) | 8 (21.1) |