Table 1.
Patient demographics
| Parameter | Cohort (n = 99) | Web start (n = 49) | Paper start (n = 50) | p values | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | Number | Mean | Mean | ||
| Age (years) | 49 | 18 | 18–95 | 50 | 48 | 0.58 | |
| Months since first pain experience | 16 | 44 | 0.6–350 | 19 | 14 | 0.56 | |
| Patient self-rating of health | 8 | 2 | 0–10 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 0.63 | |
| Education (years) | 16 | 3.5 | 0–29 | 16 | 15 | 0.087 | |
| Sex | 0.13 | ||||||
| Female | 46 (47 %) | 19 | 27 | ||||
| Male | 53 (54 %) | 30 | 23 | ||||
| Visit type | 0.36 | ||||||
| First | 34 (34 %) | 19 | 15 | ||||
| Follow-up | 65 (66 %) | 30 | 35 | ||||
| Prior surgery | 0.27 | ||||||
| Yes | 14 (14 %) | 5 | 9 | ||||
| No | 85 (86 %) | 44 | 41 | ||||
| Other pain conditions | 0.56 | ||||||
| Yes | 31 (31 %) | 14 | 17 | ||||
| No | 68 (69 %) | 35 | 33 | ||||
| Smoking | 0.83 | ||||||
| Yes | 17 (17 %) | 8 | 9 | ||||
| No | 82 (83 %) | 41 | 41 | ||||
| Marital status | 1.0 | ||||||
| Single | 32 (32 %) | 14 | 18 | ||||
| Living with partner | 8 (8.1 %) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Married | 42 (42 %) | 22 | 20 | 0.99 | |||
| Separated/divorced | 15 (15 %) | 8 | 7 | ||||
| Widowed | 2 (2.0 %) | 1 | 1 | ||||
| Diagnosis | 0.15 | ||||||
| Fracture/crush/amputation/laceration | 44 (44 %) | 18 | 26 | ||||
| Carpal/cubital tunnel syndrome | 8 (8.0 %) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Osteoarthritis | 1 (1.0 %) | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Trigger finger | 3 (3.0 %) | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Nonspecific arm pain | 6 (6.0 %) | 5 | 1 | ||||
| All other diagnoses | 37 (37 %) | 19 | 18 | ||||
| Working status | 0.76 | ||||||
| Full time | 56 (57 %) | 27 | 29 | ||||
| Part time | 11 (11 %) | 7 | 4 | ||||
| Homemaker | 3 (3.0 %) | 1 | 2 | ||||
| Retired | 12 (12 %) | 4 | 8 | ||||
| Unemployed-able to work | 8 (8.1 %) | 4 | 4 | ||||
| Unemployed-unable to work | 3 (3.0 %) | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Workers compensation | 1 (1.0 %) | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Currently on sick leave | 3 (3.0 %) | 2 | 1 | ||||
| Missing | 2 (2.0 %) | 1 | 1 | ||||