Table 1 Participants’ baseline characteristics and subjective rehabilitation success for both treatment conditions
Variable | Control group (n = 288) | Intervention group (n = 295) |
|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic data | ||
Age [in years] (mean ± SD) | 53.25 ± 6.09 | 53.26 ± 6.03 |
Gender, females no. (%) | 235 (81.60%) | 242 (82.03%) |
Married no. (%) | 180 (62.50%) | 190 (64.41%) |
Educational level (%) | ||
− low | 58 (20.71%) | 58 (19.93%) |
− middle | 143 (51.07%) | 136 (46.74%) |
− high | 79 (28.21%) | 97 (33.33%) |
Work-related data | ||
Employed no. (%) | 246 (85.42%) | 257 (87.12%) |
Days of sick leave due to pain in the last 3 months, more than 2 weeks no. (%) | 133 (46.18%) | 148 (50.17%) |
Work ability score (WAI) (mean ± SD) | 27.05 ± 8.47 | 26.41 ± 8.26 |
Pain history | ||
Pain duration [in years] (mean ± SD) | 14.64 ± 9.98 | 15.73 ± 11.59 |
Pain locations no. (mean ± SD) | 5.15 ± 2.53 | 5.35 ± 2.44 |
Average pain intensity (mean ± SD) | 4.90 ± 1.90 | 4.91 ± 1.79 |
Grade of chronicity (MPSS) no. (%) | ||
I | 69 (24.82%) | 71 (25.00%) |
II | 133 (47.84%) | 152 (53.52%) |
III | 76 (27.34%) | 61 (21.48%) |
Psychological status | ||
Depressive symptoms (CES-D) (mean ± SD) | 23.82 ± 11.43 | 22.63 ± 10.84 |
Pain self-efficacy (PSEQ) (mean ± SD) | 38.32 ± 11.29 | 38.99 ± 12.04 |
Subjective rehabilitation success (mean ± SD) | 4.14 ± 1.32 | 4.27 ± 1.25 |