Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants (n = 201–208)
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 |