Baseline characteristics of participants with complete cost data (N=433)
| WS (N=143) | WSPA (N=144) | Usual care (N=146) | |
| Gender (% male) | 54.5 | 56.3 | 61.6 |
| Age | 43.6 (8.4) | 44.3 (8.5) | 44.6 (8.1) |
| Current pain (overall)* | 3.9 (2.3) | 3.7 (2.2) | 3.4 (2.2) |
| Average pain (overall)* | 4.1 (2.2) | 3.8 (1.9) | 3.7 (2.0) |
| Worst pain (overall)* | 5.3 (2.3) | 5.1 (2.2) | 5.1 (2.3) |
All values are means (SD) unless stated otherwise. None of the differences between groups were statistically significant.
↵* Constructed score based on the scores in the neck/shoulder and the arm/wrist/hand (scale ranging from 0 to 10). The highest score was used as the overall score.
WS, work style intervention; WSPA, work style plus physical activity intervention.