MSPD within the standard and tailored groups, before and after the intervention (McNemar's test)
| Standard (n=109) | Tailored (n=133) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T1 | T2 | |||||||
| Pain and discomfort | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | p Value | n | Per cent | n | Per cent | p Value |
| Any MSPD* | 109 | 41.3 | 109 | 54.1 | 0.016† | 128 | 38.3 | 128 | 46.1 | 0.184 |
| Lower back | 109 | 16.5 | 109 | 32.1 | 0.001† | 128 | 11.7 | 128 | 16.4 | 0.286 |
*MSPD in any body part; T1=preintervention, T2=postintervention.
†Statistically significant result, McNemar test for change in any MSPD and lower back pain. Where totals do not total 242 data are missing for those variables.
MSPD, musculoskeletal pain and discomfort.