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Table 4 “Normal” (QTT T1 \(\rightarrow\) pain T2) and “reverse” (pain T1 \(\rightarrow\) QTT T2) time-lagged effects from path analyses

From: Is new tech a pain in the neck? The impact of introducing new technologies in home-care on neck pain: a prospective study

  

Normal causality model

Reverse causality model

Reciprocal causality model

 

Path

Est [95% CI]

Est [95% CI]

Est [95% CI]

Neck pain

QTT T1 \(\rightarrow\) Pain T2

0.08 [0.02, 0.14]

-

0.08 [0.03, 0.14]

 

Pain T1 \(\rightarrow\) QTT T2

-

0.02 [-0.06, 0.09]

0.03 [-0.04, 0.10]

  1. Note: QTT: Quality of technology training, Est: Estimate, CI: Confidence interval
  2. Effect estimates are derived from ordinal probit regressions, and only direction and significance should be interpreted. All models are adjusted for age, gender, educational level, number of years employed in current position, and percentage employement. Statistically significant estimates are given in bold
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BMC Public Health

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