Table 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the intention-to-treat population (N=213).
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Intervention groupa | Control groupb | |
| Participants, n (%) | 108 (50.7) | 105 (49.3) | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 57.4 (13.8) | 57.3 (13.5) | |
| Sex (female), n (%) | 51 (47.2) | 62 (59.1) | |
| Indications (ICD-10c), n (%) | |||
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M54.4—lumbago with sciatica | 44 (40.7) | 33 (31.4) |
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M54.5—low back pain | 44 (40.7) | 45 (42.9) |
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M54.9—dorsalgia, unspecified | 20 (18.5) | 27 (25.7) |
| Pain score (VNRSd 0-10), mean (SD) | 6.41 (1.65) | 6.05 (1.64) | |
aPatients in the intervention group used a digital home exercise program to treat their back pain.
bPatients in the control group received the standard of care (ie, physiotherapy).
cICD-10: International Statistical Classification of Diseases, 10th edition.
dVNRS: verbal numerical rating scale.