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Objective: To examine similarities and differences in problem areas reported by
women and men who seek physiotherapy for back or neck pain. Methods: Principal
component analysis (PCA) was used to analyse questionnaire data including
demographics, pain, domestic work, stress, health status, physical disability,
psychosocial and physical workload, kinesiophobia and self- efficacy. Most of the
questions were recruited from a number of scales,
e.g. EuroQol (EQ-5D), Neck
Disability Index (NDI), Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ), Tampa Scale for
Kinesiophobia, and Functional-Efficacy-Scale. Results: A total of 118 patients
(84 women, 34 men) completed the questionnaire. Men and women scored similarly on
physical disability, functional self-efficacy and kinesiophobia, but women scored
higher on stress reactions and pain intensity. PCA showed that questions about
physical disability and functional self-efficacy comprised the first component
and explained most of the variance in this patient group. Questions about stress
and social support at work constituted the second component. Questions about
domestic workload and pain comprised the third component. Gender differences were
found in the second and third components. Conclusion: In general, women and men
answered questions similarly, but there were differences: more women reported
stress, pain and low support at work and more men reported a lower domestic workload.

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