Table 3.
Pain Outcomes by Acute Healthcare Utilization Event Groups (Second Visit, N=137)
| Variable (min-max possible score) | Group
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F statistic | P- value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 Events (n=25) Mean (SD) |
1–3 Events (n=54) Mean (SD) |
4–23 Events (n=58) Mean (SD) |
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| Composite Pain Index (0–100) | 37.1 (10.9) | 41.4 (15.2) | 43.0 (13.7) | 1.58 | 0.209 |
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| Number of pain sites (0–22) | 3.0 (2.7) | 3.7 (2.3) | 4.4 (2.9) | 2.67 | 0.073 |
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| Pain Intensity score (0–10) | |||||
| Current pain | 3.8 (4.1) | 4.4 (3.1) | 5.0 (3.0) | 1.12 | 0.330 |
| Least pain in the last 24 hours | 2.8 (3.4) | 3.2 (3.1) | 4.0 (2.6) | 1.81 | 0.167 |
| Worst pain in the last 24 hours | 4.3 (3.8) | 5.5 (3.6) | 6.0 (3.0) | 2.20 | 0.115 |
| Average pain intensity (0–10) | 3.7 (3.0) | 4.4 (2.7) | 5.0 (2.4) | 2.37 | 0.097 |
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| Pain Rating Index (PRI) | |||||
| PRI-S: Sensory (0–42) | 15.4 (6.9) | 19.0 (7.8) | 18.3 (8.0) | 1.93 | 0.150 |
| PRI-A: Affective (0–14) | 3.8 (3.2) | 5.0 (3.6) | 3.9 (3.5) | 1.94 | 0.147 |
| PRI-E: Evaluative (0–5) | 3.5 (1.8) | 3.4 (1.7) | 3.4 (2.2) | 0.05 | 0.954 |
| PRI-M: Miscellaneous (0–17) | 4.8 (4.2) | 6.4 (3.8) | 5.8 (5.0) | 1.06 | 0.349 |
| PRI-T: Total (0–78) | 27.5 (13.3) | 33.8 (14.2) | 31.4 (16.2) | 1.56 | 0.215 |
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| Pain Descriptive Words | |||||
| Number of word groups chosen (0–20) | 9.2 (4.2) | 11.6 (4.5) | 10.0 (4.6) | 3.07 | 0.050 |
| Number of nociceptive words (0–28) | 5.1 (2.9) | 6.8 (3.2) | 6.9 (4.2) | 2.47 | 0.088 |
| Number of neuropathic words (0–26) | 3.3 (2.6) | 4.3 (2.7) | 4.6 (3.5) | 1.59 | 0.208 |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
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| Pain pattern (3 descriptors per group) | |||||
| Constant group | 19 (76%) | 43 (80%) | 50 (86%) | 0.472 | |
| Intermittent group | 15 (60%) | 27 (50%) | 26 (45%) | 0.466 | |
| Transient group | 11 (44%) | 22 (41%) | 19 (33%) | 0.543 | |
| Total pain pattern score (0–6) | 3.8 (1.6) | 3.7 (1.9) | 3.7 (1.7) | 0.014 | 0.986 |
Note. The CPI is now computed as a proportional score that ranges from 0 to 100. In our previous publication, the CPI score was calculated differently (12).