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Table 2 Frequency and/or mean scores regarding RNs' demographic data in 2003 and in 2006 (n = 196).
| Variables | 2003 | 2006 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) M (SD) | Range | n | (%) M (SD) | Range | |||
| Pain problems (yes/no) | 94/102 | (48/52) | 102/94 | (52/48) | ||||
| 1 Neck | 29 | (15) | 41 | (22) | ||||
| 1Shoulders | 44 | (22) | 49 | (25) | ||||
| 1Upper back | 19 | (10) | 23 | (12) | ||||
| 1Lower back | 45 | (23) | 46 | (23) | ||||
| 1Other pain sites | 41 | (21) | 51 | (30) | ||||
| Sick days during past year (yes/no) | 115/81 | (59/41) | 108/92 | (54/46) | ||||
| Number of sick days | 5.7 (12.4) | 0 - 90 | 16.4 (44.1) | 0 - 354 | ||||
| 1Pain during past week | 93 | (47) | 3.9 (2.6) | 0 - 7 | 102 | (51) | 4.6 (2.3) | 0 - 7 |
| 1Days using medications | 92 | (46) | 1.2 (1.9) | 0 - 7 | 100 | (50) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0 - 7 |
| 1, 2Restriction in leisure time | 91 | (49) | 27.1(25.1) | 0 - 85 | 101 | (51) | 32.6 (26.6) | 0 - 98 |
