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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of the participants

From: Consumers’ experiences of back pain in rural Western Australia: access to information and services, and self-management behaviours

Characteristic

 

English as a first language, n (%)

13 (92.9)

Born in Australia, n (%)

7 (50.0)

Highest education level achieved, n (%)

 

 Year 10 or less

2 (14.3)

 TAFE / Vocational college

1 (7.1)

 Year 12

4 (28.6)

 University qualification

7 (50.0)

Currently employed, n (%)

6 (42.9)

Access to an Australian Healthcare card^, n (%)

7 (50.0)

Current insurance claim for injury, n (%)

1 (7.1)

Have consulted a health professional for LBP, n (%)

14 (100.0)

Average LBP intensity measured by NRS‡, mean (SD), min-max.

 

 Current

2.9 (2.8), 0-8

 In the last week

5.2 (2.6), 1-9

 In the last month

5.1 (2.1), 2-8

Satisfaction with forum measured by GPIU† NRS, mean (SD), min-max

6.5 (3.0), 0-10

  1. ^ The Health Care Card assists Government benefit recipients, low income earners and selected other groups with access to cheaper Government-subsidized prescription medicines and a lower Extended Medicare Safety Net threshold.
  2. ‡ NRS: numeric rating scale.
  3. †GPIU: global perceived impression of usefulness.
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BMC Health Services Research

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