Table II.
Descriptive statistics for the pain measures (N = 145)
| Variable | Category | Number (%) |
Mean (SD) | Min- Max |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Pain Sites |
3.6 (2.3) | 1-13 | ||
| Pain Intensity (0-10 possible) |
Current pain Worst pain in last 24 hr Least pain in last 24 hr Worst ever headache Worst ever stomachache Worst ever toothache |
3.3 (3.2) 4.9 (3.5) 3.0 (2.7) 8.0 (2.6) 7.7 (2.5) 7.4 (3.2) |
0-10 0-10 0-10 0-10 0-10 0-10 |
|
| Pain Goal (0-10 possible) |
Optimal goal for pain level Tolerable pain level |
.98 (2.3) 3.3 (2.2) |
0-10 0-10 |
|
| Pain Expectation | Worse than expected Same as expected Not bad as expected No answer |
9 (6.1%) 66 (44.9%) 63 (42.9%) 9 (6.1%) |
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| Number of Hours in Last 24 that Pain was Less than Tolerable Level |
0-6 hours 7-12 hours 13-18 hours 19-24 hours No answer |
74 (51.0%) 23 (15.9%) 10 (6.9%) 34 (23.4%) 4 (2.8%) |
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| Pain Rating Index (PRI) |
PRI-S: Sensory (0-42 possible) PRI-A: Affective (0-14 possible) PRI-E: Evaluative (0-5 possible) PRI-M: Miscellaneous (0-17 possible) PRI-T: Total (0-78 possible) |
18.3 (8.5) 4.7 (3.8) 3.5 (1.9) 6.2 (4.7) 32.5 (16.4) |
0-38 0-14 0- 5 0-17 0-73 |
|
| Pain Words | Number of words chosen (0-20 possible) Number of nociceptive words (0-28 possible) Number of neuropathic words (0-26 possible) |
10.6 (4.8) 6.8 (4.0) 4.5 (3.4) |
0-20 0-20 0-14 |
|
| Pain Pattern | Total pattern score (0-6 possible) Constant group Intermittent group Transient group |
116 (80%) 77 (53.1%) 62 (42.8%) |
3.8 (1.8) | 0-6 |
| Composite Pain Index |
(50 -340 possible) | 200.8 (25.9) | 141-297 |