Table 3 Study variable scores over time, pre-treatment, post treatment and 3-month follow-up (n = 61)
|  | Pre-treatment Median (interquartile range) | Post-treatment Median (interquartile range) | 3-month FU Median (interquartile range) | p-value†| |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
EQ-5D - index (range -0.-.59-1 ↑ = worse) | 0.19 | (-0.02-0.69) | 0.62* | (0.32-0.73) | 0.62* | (0.08-0.74) | 0.006 |
EQ-5D – VAS (range 0-100 ↑ = better) | 60.0 | (38.3-70.0) | 61.0* | (40.0-75.0) | 60.0 | (40.0-80.0) | 0.074 |
PSEQ (range 0-60 ↑ = better) | 34.0 | (15.2-44.0) | 39.0* | (22.6-47.0) | 37.0 | (19.5-49.0) | 0.286 |
Physical activity (range 0-10 ↑ = better) | 5.0 | (3.0-7.0) | 6.0* | (4.0-7.0) | 6.0* | (3.0-7.0) | 0.047 |
Positive well-being scales (range 0-10 ↑ = better) | |||||||
Understanding of pain | 5.0 | (3.0-7.0) | 7.0* | (4.0-8.0) | 6.0* | (3.5-8.0) | <0.0001 |
Positivity | 6.0 | (3.0-8.0) | 6.0* | (4.0-8.25) | 6.0 | (4.0-8.0) | 0.265 |
Hope | 6.0 | (4.3-8.0) | 6.0 | (4.0-8.0) | 6.0 | (4.0-8.0) | 0.207 |
Ability to face up to health problems | 6.0 | (5.0-8.0) | 7.0* | (5.0-8.0) | 6.0 | (4.0-8.0) | 0.779 |
Relaxation | 5.0 | (3.0-6.0) | 6.0* | (4.0-8.0) | 5.0 | (3.0-7.0) | 0.012 |