Data_RCT_PF_FIGSHARE.xlsx

Cluster RCT including 500 Danish publically employed workers (mainly manual workers). Intervention: information-based (2 1-hour talks) based on current knowledge related to e.g. back pain aetiology, the positive link between work and health, the good prognosis in most cases of back pain, but most importantly the information was based on the 'functional-disturbance'-model proposed by the Norwegian Professor Aage Indahl. The information had the purpose of reducing pain-related insecurity about the resistability of the back (no detectable injury).11 clusters were randomized to either intervention or control and the intervention group were offered the two talks. the next 12 months, 12 monthly data-collections were conducted using Short Message Service (SMS) and telephone interview as backup. Outcomes were: physical function, sick leave, work ability, use of healthcare, bothersomeness, restricted activity, frequency of pain medication use, leel of sadness/depression and back beliefs. Items from validated scales were used.
Results: will be updated when the paper is published (accepted by PLOS ONE February 2017)