Table 1 Participants’ socio-demographic / health condition characteristics (n = 302)
Age (years) | Mean: 45.5 (SD: 14.4; Range: 19–82) |
Gender | |
Male | 52% |
Marital status | |
Single | 35% |
Married | 44% |
Divorced | 15% |
Widower | 6% |
Education (years) | Mean: 7.6 (SD: 4.1; Range: 0–21) |
Work status | |
Employed – working | 25% |
Employed – sick leave | 54% |
Unemployed | 8% |
Retired | 13% |
Type of health condition | |
Orthopedic | 86% |
Neurologic | 14% |
Duration of the symptoms (months) | Mean: 18.3 (SD: 37.5; Range: 0–240) |
Duration of the symptoms | |
Acute | 48% (up to 6 months) |
Chronic | 52% (more than 6 months) |