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. 2014 Jul 24;2014:375173. doi: 10.1155/2014/375173

Table 6.

Other outcomes measures.

Group BL 
mean ± SD
Change BL to EOI P value Change BL to follow-up P value
Pain quality
 Sensory Real 17.27 ± 4.69 −7.36 0.02 −7.82 0.01
 (MPQ-sf) Sham 9.63 ± 3.50 −0.25 3.75
 Affect Real 5.91 ± 4.18 −3.09 0.01 −3.82 0.00
 (MPQ-sf) Sham 3.00 ± 2.00 −0.25 1.00
 Total MPQ-sf Real 25.73 ± 7.03 −11.64 0.00 −12.82 0.00
Sham 14.25 ± 4.89 −0.25 4.88
 Affective distress  
 (MPI-s)
Real 2.50 ± 2.24 −0.95 0.13 −1.32 0.13
Sham 1.63 ± 0.99 −0.19 −0.38
 Life control  
 (MPI-s)
Real 4.68 ± 1.23 0.09 0.89 −0.54 0.89
Sham 3.63 ± 1.75 0.50 0.56
Emotional functionning
 Anxiety Real 17.33 ± 8.97 −3.50 0.29 −3.50 0.29
Sham 18.44 ± 7.09 −2.88 −1.33
 Depression Real 15.25 ± 11.09 −3.42 0.71 −4.42 0.71
Sham 14.11 ± 5.78 −2.55 0.33
 GAD-7 Real 7.00 ± 6.08 −3.82 0.02 −3.36 0.13
Sham 3.75 ± 3.45 0.13 0.75
Pain beliefs (fear avoidance)
 Fear-physical Real 15.79 ± 6.95 −5.29 0.24 −4.79 0.62
Sham 14.11 ± 5.60 −1.78 −3.55
 Fear-work Real 13.07 ± 12.90 −2.00 0.82 −2.14 0.82
Sham 7.89 ± 9.57 −1.22 −1.45
Catastrophizing (PCS)
 Rumination Real 6.43 ± 4.88 −2.29 0.28 −2.29 0.28
Sham 6.44 ± 5.10 −2.22 −2.33
 Maginification Real 3.79 ± 3.02 −2.15 0.20 −0.93 0.83
Sham 2.44 ± 1.74 −1.55 −1.00
 Helplessness Real 8.43 ± 8.16 −4.57 0.67 −4.72 0.21
Sham 8.00 ± 4.69 −4.89 −2.78
Health related quality of life
 Physical Real 13.31 ± 2.57 −0.45 0.14 0.04 0.76
Sham 11.37 ± 2.51 0.38 0.38
 Psychological Real 13.14 ± 2.91 0.53 0.48 1.19 0.38
Sham 12.96 ± 2.00 1.34 0.74
 Social Real 15.33 ± 3.58 −0.47 0.74 −0.66 0.56
Sham 12.89 ± 3.20 −0.15 0.15
 Environment Real 15.50 ± 2.75 0.71 0.05 0.75 0.06
Sham 15.89 ± 3.08 −0.95 −0.89

BPI-sf: brief pain inventory short form.

MPI-s: multidimensional pain inventory screening.

MPQ-sf: McGill Pain Questionnaire Short Form.

RMDQ: Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.

GAD-7: generalized anxiety disorder 7.

PCS: The Pain and Catastrophizing Scale.

BL: baseline.

EOI: end of intervention.

Between group comparison.