Table 2 Characteristics of the included patients before treatment. AIS = Patients treated by physiotherapists in the active implementation support group. PIS = Patients treated by physiotherapists in the passive implementation support group
Characteristics | AIS group (n = 70) | PIS group (n = 63) |
|---|---|---|
Sex (%), male (M)/female (F) | M = 21.7, F = 78.3 | M = 22.2, F = 77.8 |
Age (years), mean (SD) | 47.0 (11.8) | 47.4 (11.2) |
Number of treatment sessions, mean (SD) | 5.1 (5.1) | 5.5 (4.4) |
Pain duration (%) | ||
- 1–2 months | 16.4 | 23.3 |
- 3–6 months | 26.2 | 23.3 |
- 7 months-2 years | 16.4 | 25.0 |
- 2–5 years | 21.3 | 15.0 |
- > 5 years | 19.7 | 13.3 |
Pain location (%) | ||
- multiple | 63.8 | 52.5 |
- lower limb | 13.0 | 23.0 |
- upper limb | 11.6 | 8.2 |
- back pain | 5.8 | 9.8 |
- neck | 4.3 | 3.3 |
- other | 1.4 | 3.3 |