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Table 2 Characteristics of the different samples

From: Applying patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in physiotherapy: an evaluation based on the QUALITOUCH Activity Index

 

All diagnoses (basic data set)

Chronic lower back pain

Tibia posterior syndrome

Knee joint arthrosis

Shoulder impingement

ICD-10

All

M54.4, M54.5, M54.8

M77.5, M76.8, M21.4

M17.0, M17.1, M17.2, M17.4, M17.5, M17.9

M75.4, M75.5

Patients [n]

11,948

1674

668

543

383

Cases [n]

37,356

7058

2229

1765

1455

Age [years] [average ± SD / min / max]

50.1 ± 16.2 /6.5 / 95.7

52.9 ± 15.0 /9.3 / 8.8

52.2 ± 14.8 /9.8 / 86.8

63.4 ± 9.9 /33.6 / 88.7

55.3 ± 11.9 /13.6 / 83.9

BMI [kg/m2] [average ± SD / min / max]

23.3 ± 3.8 /9.4 / 45.3

23.6 ± 3.8 /10.3 / 43.3

24.2 ± 4.3 /13.7 / 42.5

25.3 ± 4.3 /15.7 / 43.3

23.4 ± 3.4 /16.7 / 37.3

Sex (male/ female)

23% / 77%

23% / 77%

19% / 81%

22% / 78%

23% / 77%

Number of therapeutic consultations [n] [average ± SD, min. / max.]

4.1 ± 2.7 / 1, 19

4.4 ± 2.8 / 1, 13

4.4 ± 2.8 / 1, 14

4.4 ± 2.8 / 1, 10

4.5 ± 2.8 / 1, 14

Number of AI follow-ups [n] [average ± SD, min. / max.]

1.3 ± 1.9 / 0, 21

1.7 ± 2.1 / 0, 18

1.6 ± 2.1 / 0, 17

1.8 ± 2.3 / 0, 18

1.9 ± 2.4 / 0, 16