Table 4.
WHOQoL-BREF Scores According to Region of Nonspecific Pain in Office Workers Receiving Chiropractic Care.
| WHOQoL-BREF According to the Region of Nonspecific Pain | WHOQoL-BREF Total Score Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: General Health Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Physical Health Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Psychological Status Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Social Status Mean ± SD (%) | WHOQoL-BREF Domain: Environment Mean ± SD (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only nonspecific neck pain (n = 16) | 72.24 ± 9.08 | 79.69 ± 10.07 | 80.79 ± 10.90 | 71.87 ± 12.77 | 71.35 ± 13.25 | 70.90 ± 12.11 |
| Only nonspecific thoracic pain (n = 8) | 71.17 ± 8.27 | 75.00 ± 11.57 | 78.13 ± 8.61 | 68.74 ± 8.33 | 73.95 ± 19.12 | 71.48 ± 10.36 |
| Only nonspecific back pain (n = 17) | 69.27 ± 7.39 | 79.41 ± 15.89 | 78.57 ± 10.32 | 71.81 ± 12.54 | 65.97 ± 10.34 | 61.94 ± 7.51 |
| Only upper extremity musculoskeletal pain (n = 3) | 71.60 ± 5.26 | 87.50 ± 21.65 | 76.20 ± 4.09 | 81.94 ± 14.63 | 72.22 ± 4.81 | 64.58 ± 7.86 |
| Only lower extremity musculoskeletal pain (n = 7) | 68.38 ± 10.21 | 80.35 ± 17.46 | 72.95 ± 18.65 | 70.82 ± 13.17 | 67.85 ± 13.11 | 66.51 ± 6.68 |
| Neck and thoracic pain (n = 5) | 75.92 ± 7.66 | 90.00 ± 13.69 | 85.00 ± 8.12 | 79.16 ± 8.84 | 74.99 ± 13.17 | 68.74 ± 10.82 |
| Thoracic and back pain (n = 2) | 79.16 ± 16.36 | 87.50 ± 17.67 | 85.71 ± 15.14 | 79.16 ± 17.67 | 83.33 ± 23.57 | 75.00 ± 17.67 |
| Neck and back pain (n = 3) | 66.97 ± 6.70 | 79.16 ± 19.09 | 76.21 ± 8.22 | 70.83 ± 18.15 | 69.44 ± 4.81 | 58.33 ± 6.50 |
| Neck plus thoracic plus back pain (n = 9) | 70.05 ± 4.76 | 77.77 ± 15.02 | 85.71 ± 6.42 | 71.29 ± 7.63 | 71.29 ± 11.86 | 58.67 ± 13.05 |
| Back pain and lower extremity musculoskeletal pain (n = 4) | 77.31 ± 4.86 | 100.00 ± 0.000 | 87.49 ± 3.57 | 86.45 ± 6.24 | 70.82 ± 8.33 | 66.40 ± 12.06 |
| Neck pain and lower extremity musculoskeletal pain (n = 1) | 69.44 ± 0.000 | 87.50 ± 0.000 | 82.14 ± 0.000 | 66.66 ± 0.000 | 75.00 ± 0.000 | 56.25 ± 0.000 |
| Upper and lower extremity musculoskeletal pain (n = 1) | 73.14 ± 0.000 | 100.00 ± 0.000 | 85.71 ± 0.000 | 79.16 ± 0.000 | 66.66 ± 0.000 | 62.50 ± 0.000 |
| Thoracic pain and lower extremity musculoskeletal pain (n = 1) | 64.81 ± 0.000 | 75.00 ± 0.000 | 82.14 ± 0.000 | 70.83 ± 0.000 | 58.33 ± 0.000 | 50.00 ± 0.000 |
| P value | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS | P = NS |
NS, not statistically significant; SD, standard deviation; WHOQoL-BREF, short version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life survey.