Table 2
Summary of content analysis of written materials provided in the UK emergency department survey
| Theme | Present in written material provided (n = 106) | |||
| No | % | Yes | % | |
| Reassurance that serious injury is rare | 100 | 94 | 6 | 6 |
| Reassurance about early recovery | 66 | 62 | 40 | 38 |
| Advice about early return to activity and work | 101 | 95 | 5 | 5 |
| Advice on pain control and medication | 22 | 21 | 84 | 79 |
| Advice on exercises | 23 | 22 | 83 | 78 |
| Advice that a collar should not be used | 89 | 84 | 17 | 16 |
| Reassurance to minimise psychological symptoms | 101 | 95 | 5 | 5 |
| Advice on posture | 67 | 63 | 39 | 37 |
| Advice on sleeping | 17 | 16 | 89 | 84 |
| Solicitors advert included | 41 | 39 | 65 | 61 |
