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The characteristics of the Back School Programme and clinic groups at baseline |
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| Back School group (n = 50) |
Clinic group (n = 52) |
P |
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| Mean (SD) |
No. (%) |
Mean (SD) |
No. (%) |
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| Age (year) |
42.9 (10.7) |
44.7 (10.8) |
0.4 |
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| Weight (Kg) |
68.7 (10.4) |
69.1 (12.5) |
0.8 |
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| Pain duration (months) |
8.90 (3.2) |
9.24 (3.2) |
0.5 |
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| Sciatica |
0.7 |
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| Yes |
11 (22) |
10 (19) |
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| No |
39 (78) |
42 (81) |
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| Education |
0.1 |
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| Primary |
10 (20.0) |
15 (28.8) |
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| Secondary |
15 (30.0) |
11 (21.2) |
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| Diploma |
19 (38.0) |
18 (34.6) |
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| College/higher |
6 (12.0) |
8(15.4) |
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| Occupation |
0.1 |
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| Employed |
6 (12.0) |
13 (25.0) |
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| Housewife |
44 (88.0) |
39 (75.0) |
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| Household income |
0.3 |
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| High |
24 (48.0) |
20 (38.5) |
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| Moderate |
23 (46.0) |
25 (48.1) |
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| Low |
3 (6.0) |
7 (13.5) |
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| Smoking |
0.3 |
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| Non-smoker |
47 (94.0) |
51 (98.1) |
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| Smoker |
3 (6.0) |
1(1.9) |
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| Do exercise |
0.6 |
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| Always (every day) |
8 (16.0) |
5 (9.6) |
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| Occasionally (2 to 3 times in a week) |
22 (44.0) |
26 (50.0) |
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| Never |
20 (40.0) |
21 (40.4) |
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| Using proper chair* |
0.5 |
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| Yes |
22 (44.0) |
26 (50.0) |
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| No |
28 (56.0) |
26 (50.0) |
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| Using proper shoes* |
0.8 |
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| Yes |
34 (68.0) |
34 (65.4) |
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| No |
16 (32.0) |
18 (34.6) |
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| Using proper bed* |
0.6 |
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| Yes |
34 (68.0) |
38 (73.1) |
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| No |
16 (32.0) |
14 (26.9) |
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* Proper chair: chairs with straight backs or low back support and also knee support to keep the knees a little higher than the hips. Proper shoes: shoes with low heels (1 inch or lower). Proper bed: medium-firm mattresses that provide support while allowing for natural curves and alignment of the spine. | |||||
Tavafian et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:21 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-21 |
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