Table 9.
Associations between improvement in pain and quality of life characteristics.
| Quality of life characteristics | Totals | Pain | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Increase 15 (100) | Decrease 30 (100) | p-value | ||
| Stress | ||||
| Increase Decrease |
20 (44) 25 (56) |
11 (73) 4 (27) |
9 (30) 21 (70) |
0.010 a * |
| Depression | ||||
| Increase Decrease |
14 (31) 31 (69) |
6 (40) 9 (60) |
8 (27) 22 (73) |
0.497a |
| Disability HAQ | ||||
| Increase Decrease |
24 (53) 21 (47) |
12 (80) 3 (20) |
12 (40) 18 (60) |
0.014 a * |
| Rest | ||||
| Decrease Increase |
18 (40) 27 (60) |
7 (47) 8 (53) |
11 (37) 19 (63) |
0.538a |
| Sleep satisfaction | ||||
| Decrease Increase |
25 (56) 20 (44) |
11 (73) 4 (27) |
14 (47) 16 (53) |
0.118a |
| Hypersomnia | ||||
| Increase Decrease |
28 (62) 17 (38) |
14 (93) 1 (7) |
14 (47) 16 (53) |
0.003 b ** |
| Insomnia | ||||
| Increase Decrease |
13 (29) 32 (71) |
10 (67) 5 (33) |
3 (10) 27 (90) |
<0.001 a *** |
aChi-squared test. bFisher’s exact test. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Values in bold represent statistically significant associations.
HAQ, Health Assessment Questionnaire.