| |
No (%) of patients
|
|---|
|
Usual care (n=17, 17%)
|
Telephone service (n=86, 83%)
|
|---|
|
Female sex
|
6 (35%)
|
37 (41%)
|
|
Age (years) a
|
41 (36–66)
|
43 (31–56)
|
|
Employedb
|
9 (53%)
|
18 (21%)
|
|
Site of musculoskeletal problemb
|
|
Cervical
|
3 (18%)
|
5 (6%)
|
|
Thoracic
|
0
|
1 (1%)
|
|
Lumbar
|
1 (6%)
|
19 (22%)
|
|
Upper Limb
|
7 (41%)
|
15 (17%)
|
|
Lower Limb
|
6 (35%)
|
42 (49%)
|
|
Multiple
|
0
|
4 (5%)
|
|
Duration of symptoms (weeks)ab
|
6 (5–8)
|
4 (2–16)
|
|
New presentationb
|
14 (82%)
|
20 (61%)
|
|
Recurrent presentationb
|
3 (18%)
|
13 (39%)
|
- aMedian (interquartile range)
- bExcludes those that did not opt in/attend initial appointment
