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Table 1 Patient’s characteristics

From: Illness perceptions in people with chronic and disabling non-specific neck pain seeking primary healthcare: a qualitative study

Code

Sex

Age

(Y)

Onset*

Duration

of pain

(Months)

History

of pain

Pain intensity (0–10 NPRS)

Disability (0–50 NDI)

Fear of activities

(0-100 NeckPix)

Patient Specific Functional Scale

(0–10 PSFS)

P1

f

50

G

3

Yes

7

20

5

Sleeping (7)

Doing office work (9)

Reading (6)

P2

f

53

G

444

Yes

9

25

35

Sleeping (8)

Driving a car (7)

Reading (8)

P3

f

55

S - T (CA)

18

Yes

2

26

65

Doing sports (8)

Doing housework (8)

P4

f

61

S - NT

408

No

8

17

71

Brushing the dog (9)

Providing power with arms (8)

Vacuuming & Ironing (8)

P5

m

36

S - T (CA)

108

No

7

31

54

Looking up (8)

Lifting (8)

Reading (6) 

P6

f

52

G

6

Yes

4

15

25

Sitting (5)

Walking (long distances) (3)

Lifting (5)

P7

f

51

G

414

Yes

3

22

5

Intensive listening (6)

Turning (head) in bed (6)

Working at a monitor (4)

P8

f

48

S - NT

24

Yes

7

30

93

Lifting (10)

Hanging the laundry (7)

Vacuuming (7)

P9

f

46

S- NT

60

Yes

7

20

43

Walking (long distances) (7)

Doing sports (6)

P10

m

52

S - T (F)

4

No

6

20

66

Working at a monitor (6)

Cycling (7)

Driving a car (7)

P11

m

43

G

6

Yes

5

15

49

Sleeping prone (10)

P12

f

26

G

120

Yes

7

15

64

Lifting a baby (8)

Carrying shopping bags (9)

P13

f

77

S - T (F)

3

Yes

6

16

17

Lifting my arms (8)

Carrying shopping bags (8)

Driving a car (8)

P14

f

48

S - T (CA)

13

Yes

7

31

27

Getting out of bed (7)

Driving a car (10)

Walking, cycling (9)

P15

f

45

G

15

Yes

4

16

0

Playing with kids (3)

Doing household activities (5)

Sleeping (3)

P16

f

54

S - T (CA)

300

Yes

7

32

0

Walking (5)

Sitting/ cycling (7)

Lifting (5)

P17

m

34

S - T (CA)

11

No

4

19

.

Working at a monitor (3)

Practicing martial arts (10)

Renovating (8)

P18

f

35

S - T (CA)

84

No

6

25

0

Reading (6)

Writing (6)

Doing household activities (8)

P19

f

23

G

5

No

4

15

40

Lifting (7)

Sitting (9)

Exercising with arms (6)

P20

m

46

G

30

No

5

25

31

Driving a car (6)

Doing sports (4)

Working (7)

  1. * G: Gradual or S: Sudden, and if sudden; T: Traumatic (by Car Accident (CA) or fall (F)) or NT: Non- Traumatic; f: female; m: male; Y: year; NPRS: Nummeric Pain Rating Scale; NDI: Neck Disability Index, 15–24 points moderate disability (N = 12), 25–34 points severe disability (N = 8)