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. 2023 Dec 1;24:930. doi: 10.1186/s12891-023-07044-y

Table 1.

Baseline comparisons between physical therapy and PEERC versus physical therapy only

Variable All subjects (N = 54)
Mean (SD) / Number (%)
Physical Therapy and PEERC
N = 29
Mean (SD) / Number (%)
Physical Therapy Only
N = 25
Mean (SD) / Number (%)
Age 51.81 (12.54) 54.21 (13.05) 49.04 (11.56)
Sex 34 = Female (63%) 19 = Female (66%) 15 = Female (60%)
Educational Status

8 = High School (15%)

18 = College (33%)

9 = Graduate School-Doctorate (17%)

19 = Graduate School-Masters (35%)

7 = High School (24%)

9 = College (31%)

2 = Graduate School-Doctorate (7%)

11 = Graduate School-Masters (38%)

1 = High School (4%)

9 = College (35%)

7 = Graduate School-Doctorate (28%)

8 = Graduate School-Masters (31%)

Marital Status

44 = Married (81%)

3 = Divorced (56%)

6 = Single (11%)

1 = Widowed (2%)

24 = Married (83%)

2 = Divorced (7%)

3 = Single (10%)

0 = Widowed (0%)

20 = Married (80%)

1 = Divorced (4%)

3 = Single (12%)

1 = Widowed (4%)

Work Status

41 = Full time (76%)

5 = Part time (93%)

8 = Retired (15%)

19 = Full time (65%)

4 = Part time (14%)

6 = Retired (21%)

22 = Full time (88%)

1 = Part time (4%)

2 = Retired (8%)

Received Injection for Shoulder 26 = Yes (48%) 15 = Yes (52%) 11 = Yes (44%)
Onset to PT visit (days) 174.61 (179.58) 167.7 (181.53) 170.2 (173.31)
Received Physical Therapy Before (for a different problem) 27 = Yes (50%) 18 = Yes (62%) 9 = Yes (35%)
Received Physical Therapy Before for Current Problem 11 = Yes (20%) 5 = Yes (17%) 6 = Yes (24%)
Interested in Receiving Surgery for Current Problem

1 = Strongly agree (2%)

15 = Neither agree or disagree (28%)

11 = Disagree (20%)

27 = Strongly disagree (50%)

1 = Strongly agree (3%)

10 = Neither agree or disagree (35%)

4 = Disagree (14%)

14 = Strongly disagree (48%)

0 = Strongly agree (0%)

5 = Neither agree or disagree (20%)

7 = Disagree (28%)

13 = Strongly disagree 52%)

MODEMS-E score (1 to 5, 5 being highest) 4.36 (0.68) 4.34 (0.59) 4.36 (0.79)
OSPRO ROS (0 to 10) 2.22 (1.57) 2.28 (1.64) 2.16 (1.52)
Pain Score (0 to 10) 4.83 (0.68) 4.37 (2.39) 5.36 (7.83)
SPADI total score (0 to 100) 35.48 (21.31) 35.81 (23.33) 35.10 (19.16)
SPADI Pain (0–100) 47.55 (22.21) 49.02 (25.43) 45.84 (18.16)
SPADI Disability (0–100) 28.25 (23.92) 27.77 (24.62) 28.82 (23.58)
Pain Catastrophizing Scale (0 to 52) 8.98 (8.11) 7.89 (6.73) 10.24 (9.44)
PCS-Rumination 3.03 (3.19) 2.65 (2.90) 3.52 (3.56)
PCS-Magnification 2.40 (2.23) 2.06 (1.71) 2.84 (2.71)
PCS-Helplessness 3.38 (3.78) 2.72 (2.87) 4.08 (2.87)
Tegner Prior (0 to 10) 4.47 (1.70) 4.32 (1.59) 4.64 (1.84)
Tegner Current (0 to 10) 3.39 (1.46) 3.22 (1.33) 3.60 (1.61)