Table 5.
Comparison of standardised change scores between decliners vs. completers
| Statistics for main effect group | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient treatment decliners | Inpatient treatment completers | ANOVA | ANCOVA covariate: initial score + time difference | |||||||||||
| Individual changes § | Mean | SD | n | Mean | SD | n | df | F | p-value | eta 2 | df | F | p-value | eta 2 |
| Pain intensity$ | 1.1 | 1.4 | 63 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 303 | 1,364 | 0.3 | .573 | - | 1,362 | 0.7 | .420 | - |
| Pain-related disability# | 0.9 | 1.0 | 56 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 282 | 1,336 | 11.8 | .001 | .034 | 1,334 | 5.7 | .018 | .017 |
Note:
§Individual change: (Child’s score at baseline – child’s score at follow-up)/SD of the group baseline score; Interpretation of change scores: 0.6 to 0.99: moderate change; ≥1.0 large change.
$Numeric rating scale (NRS) 0–10.
#Paediatric Pain Disability Index (P-PDI, [15]).
Boldface data reflect significant differences between the two groups.