Table 2 -. Mean (Standard Error) of intensity from the Numerical Pain Scale, pain intensity and interference according to the Brief Pain Inventory, and physical disability through the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire, according to the intervention and control groups. Santa Maria, RS, Brazil, 2021-2022.
| Assessments | Intervention Group | Control Group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE*) | Mean (SE*) | |||
| Numerical Pain Scale | Pain intensity | 1st session (n=67) | 5.94 (0.26)Aa† | 5.88 (0.26)Aa† |
| 4th session (n=64) | 3.65 (0.41)Ab† | 4.71 (0.43)Ab† | ||
| 8th session (n=58) | 3.11 (0.43)Ab† | 3.80 (0.44)Ac† | ||
| Follow-up (n=56) | 3.32 (0.42)Ab† | 5.00 (0.43)Bab† | ||
| Brief Pain Inventory | Pain intensity | 1st session (n=67) | 5.57 (0.24)Aa† | 5.45 (0.25)Aa† |
| 4th session (n=64) | 3.82 (0.36)Ab† | 4.51 (0.37)Ab† | ||
| 8th session (n=58) | 3.43 (0.38)Ab† | 3.70 (0.38)Ac† | ||
| Follow-up (n=56) | 3.66 (0.39)Ab† | 4.18 (0.38)Ac† | ||
| Pain interference | 1st session (n=67) | 4.89 (0.36)Aa† | 5.05 (0.37)Aa† | |
| 4th session (n=64) | 2.84 (0.40)Ab† | 3.24 (0.41)Ab† | ||
| 8th session (n=58) | 2.39 (0.40)Ab† | 2.31 (0.40)Ac† | ||
| Follow-up (n=56) | 2.19 (0.40)Ab† | 2.88 (0.39)Ac† | ||
| Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire | Physical disability | 1st session (n=67) | 12.12 (0.86)Aa† | 11.73 (0.87)Aa† |
| 4th session (n=64) | 9.00 (1.00)Ab† | 9.14 (1.02)Abc† | ||
| 8th session (n=58) | 7.47 (1.07)Ab† | 7.77 (1.08)Ac† | ||
| Follow-up (n=56) | 8.18 (1.02)Ab† | 9.06 (1.03)Ab† |
Note: Mean values followed by the same capital letter (on the line) do not differ (p>0.05) considering the means between both groups in the same assessment condition. Mean values followed by the same lowercase letter (in the column) do not differ (p>0.05) considering the means within each group
*Standard Error; †Linear mixed-model analysis (analysis by protocol)