Table 3.
Mean baseline scores for the three Multidimensional Pain Inventory cluster groups
| Subscales | Interpersonally distressed n = 61 (SD) |
Adaptive copers n = 56 (SD) |
Dysfunctional n = 50 (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 (100 = best) | |||
| Physical functioning | 46.0 (20.7) | 43.1 (22.2) | 34.7 (19.6) |
| Bodily pain | 23.5 (12.7) | 19.5 (11.1) | 14.0 (12.8) |
| Vitality | 28.2 (16.6) | 35.7 (14.6) | 18.2 (15.3) |
| Mental health | 46.8 (20.4) | 57.8 (19.1) | 33.4 (13.9) |
| HADS (100 = no anxiety or depression) | |||
| Anxiety | 52.5 (22.1) | 60.5 (18.5) | 37.5 (15.4) |
| Depression | 57.5 (20.1) | 65.1 (18.4) | 39.9 (18.3) |
| CSQ (100 = best) | |||
| Catastrophizing | 50.2 (17.9) | 51.2 (15.4) | 35.1 (17.2) |
| Increasing activity level | 55.6 (15.0) | 63.8 (13.4) | 51.5 (16.9) |
| Ability to control pain | 48.0 (24.4) | 48.5 (22.1) | 33.3 (22.8) |
| Ability to decrease pain | 38.7 (20.4) | 36.9 (19.3) | 32.3 (23.4) |
n = number of patients; SD = standard deviation; SF-36 = Medical Outcome Study Short-Form 36; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; CSQ = Coping Strategies Questionnaire