Table 4.
Significance of treatment preference before randomisation on LBP and activity limitation
| They preferred.. They got .... |
.. educational .. educational |
.. training .. educational |
.. educational .. training |
.. training .. training |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LBP | n/median (IQR) | n/median (IQR) | n/median (IQR) | n/median (IQR) | ||||
| Baseline | 4 | 6.5 (6-7) | 23 | 6 (5-7) | 4(1) | 7.5 (7-9) | 19(1) | 6 (5-7) |
| 2 months | 3(1) | 3 (2-6) | 22(1) | 3 (2-6) | 5 | 4 (3-7) | 18(2) | 5 (2-6) |
| 6 - | 3(1) | 5 (3-6) | 18(5) | 4 (3-4) | 5 | 6 (4-7) | 18(2) | 5 (3-6) |
| 12 -. | 3(1) | 6 (3-7) | 19(4) | 4 (1-6) | 4(1) | 6.5 (6-8.5) | 16(4) | 5 (3-5) |
| Activity limitation | ||||||||
| Baseline | 4 | 17 (15-19) | 23 | 13 (10-15) | 5 | 14 (6-19) | 20 | 13 (11-16) |
| 2 months | 3(1) | 13 (12-16) | 22(1) | 7.5 (6-15) | 5 | 13 (9-18) | 19(1) | 12 (6-16) |
| 6 - | 3(1) | 16 (11-16) | 18(5) | 10 (6-12) | 5 | 10 (8-18) | 18(2) | 14 (7-16) |
| 12 - | 3(1) | 16(15-18) | 19(4) | 10 (3-12) | 4(1) | 12 (11-20) | 16(4) | 11 (9-17) |
For those 52 having indicated a treatment preference before randomisation, the numbers in each of the four possible combinations (columns) are presented to the left, with those who did not respond given in brackets where relevant. LBP and activity limitation are given as medians (and IQRs).