Table 4.

Patients not responding to follow-up who were experiencing significantly more pain at the time of enrollment

Responders n = 69	Phone n = 40		Mail n = 17		E-mail n = 12
Parameter	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	P value
Age	51	18	53	16	60	14	0.15
Education	16	2.7	16	2.5	16	1.9	0.44
Pain	3.8	2.9	3.1	2.8	2.5	2.9	0.34
Pain (at follow-up)	2.4	2.7	1.5	2.0	1.6	2.3	0.59
QuickDASH	31	21	29	23	21	17	0.29
QuickDASH (at follow-up)	19	23	15	18	18	20	0.70
PHQ-2	0.60	1.1	1.0	1.7	0.17	0.58	0.41
PSEQ	49	13	51	9.1	54	6.4	0.26
Satisfaction with condition (at follow-up)	7.7	2.4	8.1	2.4	7.6	2.4	0.65
Satisfaction with treatment (at follow-up)	7.9	2.9	9.2	1.2	8.2	3.3	0.53
Overall health	8.2	1.5	7.8	2.3	8.1	1.9	0.94
	Number	%	Number	%	Number	%
Gender
Male	20	50	11	65	5	42	0.43
Female	20	50	6	35	7	58
Type of visit
New	17	43	4	24	4	33	0.40
Follow-up	23	58	13	76	8	67
Sought treatment for condition before
Yes	11	28	5	29	2	17	0.81
No	29	73	12	71	10	83
Other pain condition
Yes	19	48	5	29	0	0	0.0040
No	21	53	12	71	12	100
Prior surgery
Yes	6	15	2	12	2	17	0.99
No	34	85	15	88	10	83
Marital status
Single	13	33	7	41	2	17	0.73
Living with partner	1	2.5	0	0	0	0
Married	19	48	9	53	8	67
Separated/Divorced	5	13	0	0	1	8.3
Widowed	2	5.0	1	5.9	1	8.3
Working status
Full-time	21	53	10	59	4	33	0.50
Part-time	4	10	1	5.9	1	8.3
Homemaker	0	0	0	0	0	0
Retired	7	18	3	18	7	58
Unemployed, able to work	2	5	1	5.9	0	0
Unemployed, not able to work	4	10	1	5.9	0	0
On worker's compensation	0	0	0	0	0	0
Currently on sick leave	2	5	1	5.9	0	0
Smoking
Yes	3	7.5	0	0	0	0	0.75
No	37	93	17	100	12	100