Table 2.
Participants’ characteristics at baseline (N=99) in the multimodal rehabilitation (MMR) and multimodal rehabilitation and Web Behavior Change Program for Activity (MMR+WEB) groups.
| Participants’ characteristics | MMR+WEB (n=55) | MMR (n=44) | P value | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 44 (10) | 42 (11) | .30 | |
| Gender (female), n (%) | 47 (86) | 37 (84) | .85 | |
| Married or cohabitating, n (%) | 45 (82) | 36 (82) | >.99 | |
| Have children in the household, n (%) | 28 (51) | 23 (52) | .89 | |
| Education level, n (%) |
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.17 | |
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Elementary (1-9 years) | 8 (14) | 10 (23) |
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Secondary education (10-12 years) | 30 (55) | 25 (57) |
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University (≥13 years) | 17 (31) | 9 (20) |
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| Working condition, n (%) |
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Permanent or self-employed | 40 (73) | 28 (64) |
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Temporary employment | 5 (9) | 3 (7) |
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Unemployed | 6 (11) | 9 (20) |
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Student | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
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Parental leave | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Outside the labor market | 3 (5) | 3 (7) |
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| Working ≥25% of time at baseline | 31 (56) | 25 (57) | .96 | |
| Physical activity, n (%) |
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.47 | |
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<1 hour per week | 15 (27) | 9 (21) |
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1-3 hours per week | 14 (26) | 11 (26) |
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>3 hours per week | 26 (47) | 23 (53) |
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| Body mass index in kg/m2, mean (SD) | 29 (7) | 28 (6) | .20 | |
| Smoking, n (%) | 11 (20) | 9 (20) | .96 | |
| Pain duration in months, mean (SD) | 79 (97) | 78 (99) | .96 | |
| Pain intensity last 7 days (VAS),a mean (SD) | 66 (17) | 65 (16) | .67 | |
| ÖMPSQ,b mean (SD) | 136 (20) | 125 (24) | .01 | |
| EuroQol VAS,c mean (SD) | 45 (18) | 47d (18) | .54 | |
| Previous MMR,e n (%) | 14 (26) | 10 (23) | .82 | |
a VAS: Visual Analog Scale. Score between zero (no pain) and 100 (worst imaginable pain).
b ÖMPSQ: Örebro Musculoskeletal Pain Screening Questionnaire. Maximum score=210. A score ≥90 indicates a moderate estimated risk for persistent pain and future disability; ≥105 indicates a higher estimated risk.
c Score between zero (worst imaginable health state) and 100 (best imaginable health state).
d n=41.
e History of hospital in-patient multimodal pain rehabilitation.