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Table 2 Counts and percentages of participants experiencing each symptom by location (n = 53)

From: Discomfort, pain and stiffness: what do these terms mean to patients? A cross-sectional survey with lexical and qualitative analyses

 

Discomfort

Pain

Stiffness

Experiencing [Yes]

43 (81.1%)

28 (52.8%)

37 (69.8%)

Location (n, %)a

 Head

5 (11.6%)

3 (10.7%)

1 (2.7%)

 Neck

22 (51.2%)

6 (21.4%)

14 (37.8%)

 Shoulder

20 (46.5%)

5 (17.9%)

12 (32.4%)

 Upper extremity

11 (25.6%)

3 (10.7%)

3 (8.1%)

 Mid-back

11 (25.6%)

5 (17.9%)

12 (32.4%)

 Low back

27 (62.8%)

11 (39.3%)

21 (56.8%)

 Abdomen

1 (2.3%)

0

1 (2.7%)

 Hip / pelvis

13 (30.2%)

8 (28.6%)

8 (21.6%)

 Lower extremity

23 (53.4%)

17 (60.7%)

13 (35.1%)

VAS (mean ± SD)

38.4 (± 19)

40.8 (± 21.2)

42.8 (± 22.2)

  1. VAS visual analogue scale
  2. apercentage based on the number who indicated experiencing the construct (‘Experiencing [Yes]’)