Efficacy of a Lower Back Intensive Rehabilitation Program in Occupational Injury Patients and Characteristics of Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study

30 April 2022: Database Analysis

Jin Hong Kim ^1ABCDEFG , Ye ji Hong ^1BCD , Gangpyo Lee ^12ABCDEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.936357

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e936357

Table 6 Changes in numeric rating scale by group (n=486).

NRS (score)		Outcome measure			P	p
NRS (score)		Baseline	6 weeks	12 weeks	P	p
NRS-R	Occupational accident	3.72±0.10	3.27±0.09	3.04±0.09	0.00^*	0.52
	Occupational disease	3.69±0.18	3.20±0.18	2.83±0.17	0.00^*	0.52
	≤90 days	3.81±0.14	3.26±0.13	2.99±0.13	0.00^*	0.48
	>90 days	3.65±0.11	3.25±0.11	3.00±0.10	0.00^*	0.48
	Conservation	3.73±0.10	3.35±0.10	3.05±0.99	0.00^*	0.42
	Surgery	3.62±0.19	3.04±0.19	2.84±0.18	0.00^*
	Intervention	3.80±0.30	3.00±0.29	2.88±0.28	0.00^*
NRS-A	Occupational accident	52.32±0.82	48.62±0.79	45.55±0.81	0.00^*	0.58
	Occupational disease	45.13±1.52	42.34±1.48	40.25±1.52	0.00^*	0.58
	≤90 days	52.14±1.18	48.83±1.14	44.67±2.71	0.00^*	0.82
	>90 days	49.81±0.93	46.21±0.90	4.71±0.11	0.00^*	0.82
	Conservation	5.70±0.10	4.98±0.10	4.72±0.10	0.00^*	0.93
	Surgery	5.56±0.19	4.96±0.19	4.61±0.19	0.00^*
	Intervention	5.48±0.30	4.69±0.30	4.48±0.30	0.00^*
NRS – numeric rating scale; R – rest; A – activity; p – interaction term value. ^*