Skip to main content

Table 4 Crude and adjusted B-value with 95% CI for change in Patient Specific Functional Scale (PSFS) (− 10 to 10, higher is better) from baseline to 3 months, goal classes, demographical, anthropometric, psychosocial and disease-specific variables. B > 0 indicates better outcome. N = 975

From: Associations between treatment goals, patient characteristics, and outcome measures for patients with musculoskeletal disorders in physiotherapy practice

Variable

Univariate regression B (95% CI)

p

Multiple regression model B (95% CI)

p

Goal classes

    

Symptom only

Reference

 

Reference

 

Function/structure included

.44 (−.12 to .99)

.126

.35 (−.25 to .96)

.249

Activity/participation included

.52 (.02 to 1.05)

.057

.16 (−.42 to .74)

589

Non-classifiable

−.51 (−1.31 to .30)

.220

−.30 (− 1.17 to .56)

.492

Age

−.02 (−.03 to .01)

<.001

−.03 (−.04 to −.02)

<.001

Gender

.64 (.23 to 1.05)

.002

.42 (−.02 to .86)

.061

BMI

−.01 (−.03 to.02)

.662

  

Treatment beliefa

    

Totally agree

Reference

 

Reference

 

Agree

−.54 (−.99 to −.08)

.021

−.37 (−.80 to −.05)

.082

Neither agree nor disagree

−1.22 (−2.10 to −.34)

.006

− 1.10 (− 1.90 to −.30)

.007

Emotional distress (HSCL10, score 1–4),

−.87 (− 1.28 to −.47)

<.001

− 1.39 (− 1.81 to −.97)

<.001

Severity (score 0–10)

.52 (.41 to.64)

<.001

.66 (.53 to .78)

<.001

Duration

    

  < 3 m

Reference

   

3-12 m

.19 (−.63 to 1.02)

.650

  

  > 12 m

.44 (−.30 to 1.17)

.246

  

Body region/diagnosis

    

Spinal

Reference

   

Upper extremities

.82 (.28 to 1.37)

.003

  

Lower extremities

.45 (.01 to .90)

.048

  

Unspecific/multisite conditions

−.44 (− 1.16 to .29)

.236

  
  1. CI Confidence intervals, HSCL10 Hopkins Symptom Check List 10 item version. Severity = average of pain intensity last week (0–10) and inverted rating of PSFS (0–10), higher is worse
  2. a: Two patients answered disagree and one patient answered totally disagree. Data not presented in table due to low number