Patterns of reported problems in women and men with back and neck pain: similarities and differences.
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https://doi.org/10.2340/16501977-1830Keywords:
gender, back pain, neck pain, primary healthcare, multivariate analysis, physiotherapy.Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To examine similarities and differences in problem areas reported by women and men who seek physiotherapy for back or neck pain. METHODS: Principal component analysis (PCA) was used to analyse questionnaire data including demographics, pain, domestic work, stress, health status, physical disability, psychosocial and physical workload, kinesiophobia and self- efficacy. Most of the questions were recruited from a number of scales, e.g. EuroQol (EQ-5D), Neck Disability Index (NDI), Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ), Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, and Functional-Efficacy-Scale. RESULTS: A total of 118 patientsDownloads
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