Table 1 Description of the participants with scores of numerical pain rating scale and global rating of change
Variables | Frequency (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|
Age in years | Â | 41.2 (13.5) |
Sex | ||
 Male | 32 (31%) |  |
 Female | 72 (69%) |  |
 Total | 104 (100%) |  |
Ethnicity | ||
 Newar | 34 (33%) |  |
 Brahmin | 23 (22%) |  |
 Chettri | 16 (15%) |  |
 Others | 31 (30%) |  |
Education | ||
 No school | 41 (39%) |  |
 Primary | 11 (11%) |  |
 Secondary | 17 (16%) |  |
 Higher secondary | 16 (15%) |  |
 Bachelor and above | 19 (18%) |  |
Occupation | ||
 Agriculture and house work | 28 (27%) |  |
 House work only | 22 (21%) |  |
 Agriculture only | 8 (8%) |  |
 Sitting job (Office/ business) | 8 (8%) |  |
 No work | 6 (6%) |  |
 Others | 32 (31%) |  |
Site of pain | ||
 Low back pain | 48 (46%) |  |
 Knee pain | 21 (20%) |  |
 Shoulder pain | 13 (13%) |  |
 Neck | 9 (9%) |  |
 Elbow pain | 5 (5%) |  |
 Others | 8 (8%) |  |
Total duration of pain (in months) | Â | 21.7 (34) |
Time between evaluations (in days) | Â | 11.5 (3.5) |
GROC-NP at follow-up | ||
 Worsened (GROC <4) | 4 (4%) |  |
 Stable group (GROC = 4) | 36 (35%) |  |
 Improved group (GROC = 5–7) | 64 (61%) |  |
 Small improvement (GROC = 5) | 30 (29%) |  |
 Medium improvement (GROC = 6) | 23 (22%) |  |
 Large improvement (GROC = 7) | 11 (11%) |  |
NPRS scores | ||
 NPRS-NP baseline | 104 | 4.27 (1.63) |
 NPRS-NP follow-up | 104 | 3.36 (1.56) |
 NPRS-NP change | 104 | 0.90 (1.49) |