Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics (n = 70)
Experimental group (n = 35) | Control group (n = 35) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean; Standard Deviation) | 50.57 (11.39) | 47.71 (10.95) | |||
Sex | Male | 13 | 16 | ||
Female | 22 | 19 | |||
Employment | Self-employed | 15 | 13 | ||
Employed | 20 | 22 | |||
Education level | Primary school | 3 | 3 | ||
Middle school | 16 | 17 | |||
High school | 10 | 11 | |||
University | 6 | 4 | |||
Physical activity | Yes | 9 | 13 | ||
No | 26 | 22 | |||
Arm injured | Left | 17 | 16 | ||
Right | 18 | 19 | |||
Dominant arm | Left | 16 | 15 | ||
Right | 19 | 20 | |||
Type of drug used | Analgesics | 7 | 6 | ||
NSAIDs | 15 | 14 | |||
Muscle relaxant | 13 | 15 | |||
Smokers | Yes | 16 | 24 | ||
No | 19 | 11 | |||
Married | Yes | 26 | 28 | ||
No | 9 | 7 | |||
M (SD) | 95% CI | M (SD) | 95% CI | ||
DASH (0–100) | 85.09 (7.65) | 82.46–87.72 | 86.43 (7.44) | 83.87–88.99 | |
DASH – WORK (0–100) | 93.04 (7.23) | 90.55–95.52 | 91.07 (6.48) | 88.84–93.30 | |
NRS (0–10) | 7.46 (1.48) | 6.95–7.97 | 7.71 (1.54) | 7.18–8.24 | |
SF-36 Physical function (0–100) | 33.29 (21.11) | 26.04–40.54 | 27.29 (27.29) | 17.91–36.66 | |
SF-36 Physical role (0–100) | 22.14 (34.18) | 10.40–33,88 | 22.14 (32.52) | 10.97–33.32 | |
SF-36 Bodily pain (0–100) | 22.37 (13.22) | 17.83–26.91 | 22.57 (17.18) | 16.67–28.47 | |
SF-36 General health (0–100) | 34.43 (19.94) | 29.30–39.56 | 32.71 (13.95) | 27.92–37.51 | |
SF-36 Vitality (0–100) | 30.43 (18.96) | 23.92–36.94 | 29.57 (17.12) | 23.69–35.45 | |
SF-36 Social function (0–100) | 45.36 (12.89) | 40.93–49.79 | 45.71 (10.91) | 41.97–49.46 | |
SF-36 Emotional role (0–100) | 15.24 (21.91) | 7.71–22.76 | 13.33 (20.13) | 6.42–20.25 | |
SF-36 Mental health (0–100) | 37.14 (13.94) | 32.35–41.93 | 35.66 (12.70) | 31.29–40.02 | |