Table 3.
Influence of patient characteristics on PTOPS domain scores (n = 131)
| Patient Characteristic | Median (IRQ) | Test StatisticΩ | p value | |
| Enhancer | ||||
| Gender (Male: female) | 41.0 (5.5) | 41.0 (6.0) | 1968.000 | 0.439 |
| Age (<38: ≥ 38 years) | 41.0 (6.0) | 42.0 (5.3) | 1995.000 | 0.518 |
| First Physiotherapy (Yes: No) | 40.0 (6.5) | 41.0 (5.0) | 1720.000 | 0.296 |
| Qualification/Degree (Yes: No) | 41.0 (5.0) | 40.0 (7.0) | 2117.000 | 0.952 |
| Secondary School Educational (Not complete: Complete) | 42.0 (6.5) | 41 (6.0) | 1027.000 | 0.420 |
| Detractor | ||||
| Gender (Male: female) | 20.0 (5.0) | 18.0 (5.0) | 1634.000 | 0.020* |
| Age (<38:≥ 38 years) | 21.0 (4.0) | 18.0 (4.0) | 1331.000 | <0.001*β |
| First Physiotherapy (Yes: No) | 19.0 (5.0) | 19.0 (4.5) | 1738.000 | 0.338 |
| Qualification/Degree (Yes: No) | 19.0 (5.0) | 19.9 (5.0) | 2016.000 | 0.597 |
| Secondary School Educational (Not complete: Complete) | 18.0 (6.0) | 19.0 (5.0) | 957.000 | 0.213 |
| Location | ||||
| Gender (Male: female) | 28.0 (5.0) | 28.0 (5.0) | 2016.500 | 0.582 |
| Age (<38: ≥ 38 years) | 28.0 (5.0) | 28.0 (4.0) | 2094.500 | 0.851 |
| First Physiotherapy (Yes: No) | 28.0 (3.5) | 28.0 (5.0) | 1707.000 | 0.266 |
| Qualification/Degree (Yes: No) | 29.0 (4.0) | 28.0 (6.0) | 1686.500 | 0.039* |
| Secondary School Educational (< 6 years: ≥ 6 years) | 28.0 (4.5) | 28.0 (5.0) | 1150.000 | 0.975 |
| Cost | ||||
| Gender (Male: female) | 19.0 (4.0) | 19.0(3.0) | 1887.500 | 0.308 |
| Age (<38: ≥ 38 years) | 19.0 (4.0) | 19.0 (3.0) | 1913.000 | 0.379 |
| First Physiotherapy (Yes: No) | 19.0 (4.0) | 19.0 (3.5) | 1834.500 | 0.701 |
| Qualification/Degree (Yes: No) | 19.0 (4.0) | 19.0 (4.0) | 825.000 | 0.204 |
| Secondary School Educational (< 6 years: ≥ 6 years) | 17.0 (4.0) | 19.0 (4.0) | 819.500 | 0.038* |
Ω Mann Whitney U test; *Significant at p < 0.05; βSignificant at p < 0.01 (Bonferroni adjustment for multiplicity)