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Table 2 Mean (± SD) of neck pain severity scores and adjusted percent change from baseline at each time point for the All Workers and Neck Cases

From: A cluster-randomized trial of workplace ergonomics and neck-specific exercise versus ergonomics and health promotion for office workers to manage neck pain – a secondary outcome analysis

All Workers n= 367

Time point

EHP (N= 200)

EET (N = 167)

Baseline

1.61 ± 2.21

1.47 ± 1.96

12 weeks

1.47 ± 2.15

8.7% reduction from baseline

1.02 ± 1.62

30.6% reduction from baseline

12 months

1.56 ± 2.16

3.1% reduction from baseline

1.35 ± 2.15

8.2% reduction from baseline

Neck Cases (n = 96)

 

EHP (N = 55)

EET (N = 41)

Baseline

4.78 ± 1.58

4.41 ± 1.53

12 weeks

2.96 ± 2.59

38.1% reduction from baseline

2.02 ± 2.01

54.2% reduction from baseline

12 months

2.76 ± 2.40

42.3% reduction from baseline

2.78 ± 2.57

37.0% reduction from baseline