Table 1 Sample characteristics
Variable | Men (N= 51) | Women (N= 15) |
Age (years) | 41.0 (9.4) | 40.2 (8.7) |
Education | ||
Less than high school | 6 (12%) | 2 (14%) |
High school | 22 (43%) | 6 (44%) |
College | 14 (27%) | 3 (21%) |
University | 9 (18%) | 3 (21%) |
Injury site | ||
Back | 40 (78%) | 10 (66%) |
Neck | 11 (22%) | 5 (33%) |
Occupation | ||
Labor | 19 (37%) | 0 (0%) |
Trade | 11 (23%) | 0 (0%) |
Health | 9 (17%) | 6 (40%) |
Admin/clerical | 5 (9%) | 3 (20%) |
Sales | 3 (6%) | 2 (13%) |
Food/service | 2 (4%) | 2 (13%) |
Education | 2 (4%) | 2 (13%) |
Duration of work disability | ||
3–6 months | 24 (47%) | 5 (33%) |
7–12 months | 18 (35%) | 7 (47%) |
More than 12 months | 9 (17%) | 3 (20%) |
Mean (SD) | Mean | |
MPQ-SF (pain) | 21.3 (10.5) | 22.1 (10.5) |
PHQ-9 (depression) | 19.0 (7.6) | 17.1 (5.4) |
PDI (disability) | 40.3 (13.4) | 38.3 (19.6) |