Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of 30 patients who presented to an orthopedic clinic for management of chronic neck or back pain between January 2022 and May 2022.
| Characteristics | n (%) | ||
| Age (years), mean (SD; range) | 59 (14; 30 to 78) | ||
| Sex | |||
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Female | 21 (70) | |
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Male | 9 (30) | |
| Race | |||
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White | 18 (60) | |
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Black | 10 (33) | |
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Asian | 2 (7) | |
| Ethnicity | |||
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Hispanic | 1 (3) | |
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Not Hispanic | 29 (97) | |
| Smartphone use | |||
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Independent downloading and using apps | 17 (57) | |
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Need help with downloading and using apps | 6 (20) | |
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Smartphone user but not for apps | 5 (17) | |
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Never use a smartphone | 2 (7) | |
| Pain duration (years), mean (SD; range) | 8.6 (10.7; 0.5 to 40.0) | ||
| Orthopedic diagnosis | |||
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Spinal stenosis | 11 (37) | |
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Radiculopathy | 11 (37) | |
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Facet arthropathy | 3 (10) | |
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Spondylosis | 9 (30) | |
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Scoliosis | 2 (7) | |
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Myofascial pain | 3 (10) | |
| Current treatments for mental health | |||
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Medication | 9 (30) | |
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Psychiatrist, psychologist, or counselor | 5 (17) | |
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Support group | 1 (3) | |
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Mental health app | 0 (0) | |
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Self-management (meditation and mindfulness) | 14 (47) | |
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Family support | 2 (7) | |
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None | 10 (33) | |
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Prefer not to answer | 1 (3) | |
| Medications taken for pain | |||
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Opioid | 4 (18) | |
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Tramadol | 3 (14) | |
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Neuropathic (eg, gabapentin) | 10 (46) | |
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Muscle relaxant (eg, cyclobenzaprine) | 9 (41) | |
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Oral corticosteroid taper | 4 (18) | |
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Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory | 13 (59) | |
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Other (eg, topical analgesic) | 2 (9) | |