Table 3.
Heada versus trunkb
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Heada versus extremitiesc
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Trunkb versus extremitiesc
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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:
Head and neck;
Chest, abdomen, and hips;
Arms and legs;
Pain intensity, difference in change from baseline (0 = no pain, 10 = worst imaginable pain);
Pain relief, difference in change from baseline (0% = no relief, 100% = complete relief); negative is improvement.
Abbreviation: BPI, Brief Pain Inventory.