Table 1.
Demographic and Neck Pain Characteristics by primary and booster treatment assignments
| Primary Treatment (Baseline to 4wk treatments) | Booster Treatment (6 to 12wk trts) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEMOGRAPHIC, NECK PAIN, AND GENERAL HEALTH CHARACTERISTICS | 30min 2/wk n=36 |
30min 3/wk n=33 |
60min 1/wk n=36 |
60min 2/wk n=36 |
60min 3/wk n=38 |
No Booster n=89 |
60min 1/wk n=90 |
| DEMOGRAPHICS | |||||||
| Age in yrs, mean (SD) | 41.7 (11.3) | 45.9 (11.1) | 50.8 (10.8) | 48.0 (11.7) | 49.4 (9.7) | 47.4 (11.4) | 47.1 (11.1) |
| Female, n (%) | 26 (72.2) | 23 (69.7) | 28 (77.8) | 27 (75.0) | 27 (71.1) | 65 (73.0) | 66 (73.3) |
| College graduate, n (%) | 25 (69.4) | 24 (72.7) | 20 (55.6) | 24 (66.7) | 27 (71.1) | 60 (67.4) | 60 (66.7) |
| White Non-Hispanic, n (%) | 25 (69.4) | 18 (54.5) | 29 (80.6) | 30 (83.3) | 28 (73.7) | 60 (67.4) | 70 (77.8) |
| Household Income > $45,000/yr, n (%) | 20 (55.6) | 27 (81.8) | 23 (63.9) | 26 (72.2) | 22 (57.9) | 59 (66.3) | 59 (65.6) |
| Employment, n (%) | |||||||
| Unemployed | 5 (13.9) | 5 (15.2) | 9 (25.0) | 7 (19.4) | 7 (18.4) | 16 (18.0) | 17 (18.9) |
| Mainly sedentary (sitting) work | 10 (27.8) | 16 (48.5) | 15 (41.7) | 15 (41.7) | 19 (50.0) | 40 (44.9) | 35 (38.9) |
| Work that involves mainly standing and walking | 8 (22.2) | 5 (15.2) | 6 (16.7) | 7 (19.4) | 3 (7.9) | 17 (19.1) | 12 (13.3) |
| Work that requires any lifting and carrying | 13 (36.1) | 7 (21.2) | 6 (16.7) | 7 (19.4) | 9 (23.7) | 16 (18.0) | 26 (28.9) |
| NECK PAIN CHARACTERISTICS | |||||||
| Neck Disability Index (NDI), Mean (SD) | 13.1 (3.7) | 13.3 (5.7) | 14.0 (4.6) | 13.8 (5.1) | 14.3 (5.5) | 13.8 (5.1) | 13.7 (4.7) |
| Neck Pain Index (NPI), Mean (SD) | 5.8 (1.4) | 6.0 (1.4) | 5.9 (1.5) | 5.7 (1.1) | 5.7 (1.2) | 5.8 (1.4) | 5.8 (1.3) |
| > 7 days in past 4 wks that normal activities were cut by half a day or more because of NP, n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (12.1) | 4 (11.1) | 2 (5.6) | 6 (15.8) | 8 (9.0) | 8 (8.9) |
| 1+ days in the past 4 wks that NP kept you in bed/lying down for all or most of the day, n (%) | 2 (5.6) | 4 (12.1) | 4 (11.1) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (5.3) | 5 (5.6) | 7 (7.8) |
| 1+ days in the past 4 wks that NP kept you out of work or school, n (%) | 1 (2.9) | 1 (3.3) | 3 (9.1) | 2 (5.9) | 3 (8.3) | 6 (7.4) | 4 (4.6) |
| Duration of NP > 5 years, n (%) | 18 (50.0) | 11 (33.3) | 15 (41.7) | 14 (38.9) | 16 (42.1) | 39 (43.8) | 35 (38.9) |
| >3 days of neck exercise in past week, n (%) | 7 (19.4) | 11 (33.3) | 13 (36.1) | 13 (36.1) | 14 (36.8) | 29 (32.6) | 29 (32.2) |
| Any medications used for NP in the past week, n (%) | 21 (58.3) | 15 (45.5) | 21 (58.3) | 23 (63.9) | 27 (71.1) | 52 (58.4) | 55 (61.1) |
| NSAID use for NP, n (%) | 16 (44.4) | 11 (33.3) | 14 (38.9) | 18 (50.0) | 23 (60.5) | 39 (43.8) | 43 (47.8) |
| Very satisfied with overall care for NP, n (%) | 4 (13.8) | 1 (3.3) | 6 (24.0) | 3 (11.5) | 3 (9.4) | 13 (18.3) | 4 (5.6) |
| GENERAL HEALTH AND STRESS | |||||||
| SF-36 General health very good or excellent, n (%) | 21 (58.3) | 21 (63.6) | 23 (63.9) | 24 (66.7) | 28 (73.7) | 62 (69.7) | 55 (61.1) |
| Perceived Stress Scale (PSS), Mean (SD) | 16.1 (5.7) | 16.6 (4.9) | 16.1 (7.3) | 16.9 (6.5) | 15.9 (6.9) | 16.9 (6.6) | 15.8 (5.9) |
NP=Neck pain