Background
Methods
Study design
Sample
Data collection
Independent variables
Pain intensity
Self-efficacy
Sense of coherence
Coping strategies
Job strain and support at work
Anxiety and depression
Outcome measures
Work ability
Well-being
Potential confounders
Statistical analysis
Results
Variables | Frequency (%) |
---|---|
Age (years) (M, SD) | 49.63 ± 9.71 |
Country of birth | |
Sweden | 200 (96) |
Others | 8 (4) |
Cohabitation | |
Living with partner | 158 (76) |
Living alone | 39 (19) |
Living apart | 11 (5) |
Education | |
Elementary | 42 (20) |
Upper secondary | 104 (50) |
University | 53 (26) |
Others | 9 (4) |
Types of work | |
Blue-collar | 145 (70) |
White-collar | 63 (30) |
aWorking life prior to SL (years) (M, SD) | 30.15 ± 10.75 |
Economic situation | |
Very dissatisfied | 25 (12) |
Dissatisfied | 43 (21) |
Acceptable | 88 (42) |
Good | 38 (18) |
Very good | 11 (5) |
Pain area | |
Neck/shoulders | 142 (68) |
Back | 148 (71) |
Neck/shoulders and back | 89 (43) |
Pain duration (months) (M, SD) | 83.63 ± 99.64 |
Physical activity | |
0 day/week | 26 (13) |
1–3 days/week | 81 (39) |
4–5 days/week | 57 (27) |
6–7 days/week | 41 (20) |
Beliefs to be back at the same work (1–10 scale) (M, SD) | 6.56 ± 3.73 |
Variables | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. Age | 1 | |||||||||||||
2. Economic situation | 0.02 | 1 | ||||||||||||
3. Pain intensity | 0.14 | 0.07 | 1 | |||||||||||
4. Self-efficacy | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.23d | 1 | ||||||||||
5. Sense of coherence | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.32d | − 0.06 | 1 | |||||||||
6. Divert attention | −0.06 | − 0.02 | − 0.12 | 0.30 | 0.41 | 1 | ||||||||
7. Ignore sensation | 0.01 | −0.10 | −0.04 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.23d | 1 | |||||||
8. IBAa | 0.02 | − 0.10 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.43d | 0.54d | 1 | ||||||
9. Job strain | 0.03 | −0.01 | −0.08 | 0.01 | 0.13 | −0.13 | −0.13 | 0.10 | 1 | |||||
10. Support at work | −0.01 | −0.06 | −0.10 | − 0.12 | 0.13 | − 0.27d | −0.37d | − 0.01 | −0.03 | 1 | ||||
11. Physical activity | −0.03 | − 0.07 | 0.03 | 0.11 | −0.07 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | −0.01 | 0.16c | 1 | |||
12. BBSWb | −0.15c | − 0.19d | 0.23d | − 0.19d | −0.40d | 0.11 | −0.18a | − 0.23d | −0.06 | − 0.02 | −0.07 | 1 | ||
13. Anxiety | −0.02 | 0.04 | −0.26d | 0.16a | 0.25d | −0.47d | −0.55d | 0.18 | −0.01 | 0.07 | 0.14 | 0.32d | 1 | |
14. Depression | −0.02 | 0.07 | −0.32 | 0.13 | 0.35d | −0.51d | −0.13 | − 0.12 | −0.12 | − 0.06 | 0.15 | 0.23d | 0.46d | 1 |
Variables | Work ability (n = 207) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis | |||||
β | SE | p-value | β | SE | p-value | |
Pain intensity |
− 0.32
|
0.46
|
0.001
|
−0.30
|
0.47
|
0.001
|
Self-efficacy | 0.12 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.11 | 0.10 | 0.11 |
Sense of coherence | −0.11 | 0.05 | 0.20 | −0.10 | 0.05 | 0.31 |
Divert attention | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.11 | 0.78 |
Ignore sensation | −0.11 | 0.09 | 0.11 | −0.12 | 0.09 | 0.10 |
Increase behavioral activities | 0.04 | 0.11 | 0.61 | 0.06 | 0.11 | 0.36 |
Job strain |
−0.12
|
2.15
|
0.04
|
− 0.12
|
2.16
|
0.04
|
Support at work | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.63 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.64 |
Physical activity | −0.03 | 0.44 | 0.62 | −0.04 | 0.45 | 0.55 |
Beliefs to be back at the same work |
0.39
|
0.12
|
0.001
|
0.39
|
0.13
|
0.001
|
Anxiety | −0.14 | 0.13 | 0.07 | −0.13 | 0.13 | 0.08 |
Depression | −0.15 | 0.15 | 0.07 | −0.15 | 0.15 | 0.06 |
Age | −0.09 | 0.04 | 0.13 | |||
Economic situation | −0.04 | 0.45 | 0.63 | |||
R square
|
0.52
|
0.53
| ||||
Adjusted R
2
|
0.49
|
0.48
|
Variables | Well-being (n = 168) | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Unadjusted analysis | Adjusted analysis | |||||
β | SE | p-value | β | SE | p-value | |
Pain intensity | 0.05 | 0.55 | 0.45 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.36 |
Self-efficacy |
0.16
|
0.12
|
0.02
|
0.14
|
0.12
|
0.03
|
Sense of coherence |
0.17
|
0.06
|
0.04
| 0.14 | 0.06 | 0.09 |
Divert attention | −0.09 | 0.12 | 0.19 | −0.10 | 0.13 | 0.16 |
Ignore sensation | −0.04 | 0.11 | 0.52 | −0.02 | 0.11 | 0.82 |
Increase behavioral activities | 0.02 | 0.13 | 0.80 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.91 |
Job strain | 0.08 | 2.60 | 0.17 | 0.08 | 2.58 | 0.15 |
Support at work | −0.09 | 0.16 | 0.15 | −0.09 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
Physical activity | 0.03 | 0.53 | 0.60 | 0.03 | 0.53 | 0.65 |
Beliefs to be back at the same work | 0.02 | 0.14 | 0.78 | 0.01 | 0.15 | 0.96 |
Anxiety | −0.08 | 0.16 | 0.33 | −0.08 | 0.16 | 0.30 |
Depression |
−0.49
|
0.18
|
0.001
|
−0.48
|
0.18
|
0.001
|
Age | −0.03 | 0.05 | 0.57 | |||
Economic situation |
0.14
|
0.54
|
0.02
| |||
R square
|
0.62
|
0.63
| ||||
Adjusted R
2
|
0.59
|
0.59
|