Table 1.
Ratings of pain domain importance by diagnosis and age groupings
| Arthritis | Idiopathic musculoskeletal pain | Other rheumatic diseases | Average | Difference by point of assessment? | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Younger | Older | Younger | Older | Younger | Older | |||
| Pain intensity | 7.47 ± 2.48 | 8.25* ± 1.89 | 7.69 ± 2.19 | 8.26* ± 1.90 | 7.32 ± 2.30 | 7.96* ± 1.85 | 7.89 ± 1.76 | No |
| Global rating of treatment satisfaction |
6.53 ± 2.70 | 7.22* ± 2.47 | 6.41 ± 2.48 | 6.97* ± 2.39 | 6.57 ± 2.59 | 7.12* ± 2.43 | 6.83 ± 2.35 | Follow-up > initial |
| Symptoms and adverse events |
7.91 ± 2.36 | 8.09† ± 2.25 | 7.47 ± 2.50 | 7.76* ± 2.35 | 7.89 ± 2.27 | 8.07† ± 2.15 | 7.91 ± 2.19 | No |
| Physical functioning | 8.89 ± 1.65 | 8.97 ± 1.40 | 8.78 ± 1.64 | 8.86 ± 1.50 | 8.77 ± 1.60 | 8.83 ± 1.45 | 8.86 ± 1.42 | No |
| Emotional functioning | 7.52 ± 2.27 | 8.13* ± 1.76 | 8.03 ± 2.05 | 8.44* ± 1.68 | 7.71 ± 2.04 | 8.08* ± 1.78 | 8.01 ± 1.75 | No |
| Role functioning | 6.95 ± 2.45 | 8.00* ± 1.78 | 7.41 ± 2.34 | 8.21* ± 1.83 | 7.26 ± 2.28 | 8.04* ± 1.77 | 7.64 ± 1.86 | No |
| Sleep | 7.36 ± 2.13 | 7.54† ± 1.95 | 7.88 ± 2.01 | 8.31* ± 1.81 | 7.42 ± 2.06 | 7.59† ± 1.91 | 7.69 ± 1.76 | No |
| Economic Factors | 5.46 ± 2.96 | 5.55 ± 2.90 | 5.22 ± 2.91 | 5.33† ± 2.87 | 5.48 ± 2.97 | 5.51† ± 2.91 | 5.42 ± 2.85 | No |
| Average | 7.20 ± 1.78 | 7.67* ± 1.52 | 7.29 ± 1.63 | 7.73* ± 1.41 | 7.20 ± 1.66 | 7.58* ± 1.49 | 7.55 ± 1.44 | |
All values are M ± SD on a 0-10 metric; *, significant difference by age at p < 0.01; †, significant difference by age at p < 0.05