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. 2013 Jun 18;7:551–557. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S42643

Table 3.

Comparison of differences in effectiveness by anatomic location of patch

Heada versus trunkb
Heada versus extremitiesc
Trunkb versus extremitiesc
BPI Subscaled Difference in effectiveness P value Difference in effectiveness P value Difference in effectiveness P value
Worst pain 0.08 0.1 0.47 0.5 0.39 0.5
Least pain 0.34 0.6 0.94 0.8 0.60 0.7
Average pain −0.21 0.6 0.33 0.5 0.54 0.7
Pain right now −0.48 0.3 −0.07 0.9 0.41 0.4
Pain relief,e % 2.71 0.3 11.54 0.8 8.83 0.8

Notes:

a

Head and neck;

b

Chest, abdomen, and hips;

c

Arms and legs;

d

Pain intensity, difference in change from baseline (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable pain);

e

Pain relief, difference in change from baseline (0% = no relief, 100% = complete relief); negative is improvement.

Abbreviation: BPI, Brief Pain Inventory.