Table 4.
Characteristics at return visit (decliners vs. completers)
| Inpatient treatment decliners (n = 67) | Inpatient treatment completers (n = 309) | Statistics | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Range | n(%) | Mean | SD | Range | n(%) | Parameter ( t, Chi 2) | p-value | Effect size § | |
| Days until return visit | 88.1 | 56.7 | 18–323 | 67 | 129.4 | 47.7 | 29–313 | 309 | t (374) = 6.203 | <.001 | d = 0.79 |
| Sex | Chi 2(1) = 0.22 | .882 | - | ||||||||
| Male | 21 (31) | 94 (30) | |||||||||
| Female | 46 (69) | 215 (70) | |||||||||
| Main pain location | Chi 2(3) = 0.998 | .802 | - | ||||||||
| Head | 39 (59) | 162 (53) | |||||||||
| Abdomen | 13 (20) | 66 (21) | |||||||||
| Musculoskeletal | 12 (18) | 68 (22) | |||||||||
| Other | 2 (3) | 12 (4) | |||||||||
| Average pain intensity$ | 4.8 | 2.8 | 0–10 | 63 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 0–10 | 304 | t(365) = -1.056 | .834 | - |
| Pain-related disability # | 27.2 | 9.9 | 12–47 | 58 | 23.9 | 10.0 | 12–60 | 288 | t (344) = -2.259 | .024 | d = 0.33 |
| School absence& | 0–20 | U = 9,100; Z = 2.1 | .032 | r = .12 | |||||||
| Low (0–1 day) | 41 (71) | 226 (78) | |||||||||
| Moderate (2–5 days) | 12 (21) | 36 (13) | |||||||||
| High (>5 days) | 5 (9) | 27 (9) | |||||||||
§Effect sizes for t-tests = d; for U-Tests = r; and for Chi 2-test = Cramer’s V.
$Numeric rating scale (NRS) 0–10; 0 = no pain, 10 = worst pain.
#Paediatric Pain Disability Index (P-PDI, [15], range 12–60.
&School absence is reported for children aged six years and older.
Boldface data reflect significant differences between the two groups.