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Table 4.
Utilisation of healthcare resources and
absenteeism from work for intervention group during follow up of 52 weeks. Values are means (standard
deviations)
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Type of utilisation
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Manual therapy
(n=60)
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Physiotherapy (n=59)
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General
practitioner care (n=64)
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| General practice (No of
visits)* |
0.5 (1.3) |
0.7 (1.3) |
3.0 (1.6) |
| Manual therapy (No of sessions)* |
7.3 (4.4) |
1.5 (3.0) |
7.2
(9.2) |
| Physiotherapy (No of sessions)* |
1.2 (3.3) |
14.7
(11.1) |
3.0 (6.3) |
Medical specialist care
(No of outpatient
visits) |
0.2 (0.7) |
0.7 (2.3) |
0.4 (1.1) |
| Professional home
care (hours) |
0 (0) |
0.3 (2.1) |
0.1 (1.1) |
| Help from partner
or friends (hours) |
3.2 (9.1) |
14.0 (63.6) |
6.4 (23.8) |
| Absenteeism from paid work (days) |
1.3 (4.1) |
7.5
(31.4) |
10.4 (30.1) |
| Absenteeism from unpaid work (hours) |
5.4
(14.9) |
23.8 (85.1) |
15.7 (51.3) |
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*
Includes standard number of visits conforming with protocol.
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