Table 2.
Bivariate analyses (N = 86)
| Correspondence of diagnosisa | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | No | p value | |
| Parameters at enrollment | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age | 49 (±16) | 45 (14) | NS |
| Education | 17 (±2.9) | 16 (±2.8) | 0.1 |
| Overall health | 8.4 (±1.1) | 8.0 (±1.4) | NS |
| PCS | 17.6 (±5.3) | 22 (±9.5) | NS |
| C-SED | 7.1 (±7.1) | 8.1 (±9.7) | NS |
| Sex | N (%) | N (%) | |
| Male | 9 (10) | 33 (38) | 0.03 |
| Female | 19 (22) | 25 (29) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 6 (7.0) | 16 (19) | NS |
| Living with partner | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.5) | |
| Married | 19 (22) | 33 (39) | |
| Separated/divorced | 1 (1.2) | 5 (5.8) | |
| Widowed | 1 (1.2) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Work status | |||
| Working full time | 18 (21) | 35 (42) | NS |
| Working part time | 3 (3.6) | 4 (4.8) | |
| Homemaker | 2 (2.4) | 2 (2.4) | |
| Retired | 3 (3.6) | 8 (9.5) | |
| Unemployed, able to work | 1 (1.2) | 4 (4.8) | |
| Unemployed, unable to work | 0 (0.0) | 3 (3.6) | |
| Others | 0 (0.0) | 1 (1.2) | |
| Diagnosis | |||
| Contusion | 3 (3.6) | 1 (1.2) | 0.03 |
| Fracture | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) | |
| Nonspecific arm pain | 0 (0.0) | 10 (12) | |
| Trigger finger | 0 (0.0) | 7 (8.1) | |
| Carpal tunnel syndrome | 4 (4.7) | 2 (2.3) | |
| Ganglion | 12 (14) | 10 (12) | |
| Osteoarthritis | 2 (2.3) | 4 (4.7) | |
| Tendinitis | 2 (2.3) | 6 (6.7) | |
| Dupuytren | 2 (2.3) | 3 (3.4) | |
| Epicondylitis lateralis | 1 (1.2) | 5 (5.8) | |
| Rotator cuff tendinosis | 2 (2.3) | 2 (2.3) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0) | 6 (6.7) | |
| Hours spent on the Internet per week | |||
| 0 | 1 (1.2) | 2 (2.3) | NS |
| 1–5 | 8 (9.3) | 19 (22) | |
| 6–10 | 2 (2.3) | 10 (12) | |
| 11–15 | 3 (3.5) | 4 (2.7) | |
| 16+ | 13 (15) | 24 (28) | |
| Online medical research | |||
| Medical research in the past | |||
| Yes | 22 (26) | 48 (56) | NS |
| No | 6 (7.0) | 10 (12) | |
| Studied current medical condition | |||
| Yes | 8 (23) | 31 (31) | 0.03 |
| No | 20 (33) | 27 (67) | |
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