Table 2.
Means and (SD) for Daily Symptom Ratings for MRMD Women Pre and Post MBSR Training
| Daily MRMD Symptoms | MBSR Intervention (n = 21) | Control (n = 61 for Daily Symptoms; n = 39 for Pain Symptoms) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |
| depression** | 3.31 (1.14) | 2.47 (1.24) | 2.62 (1.00) | 2.84 (1.08) |
| hopelessness* | 2.28 (1.32) | 1.74 (1.06) | 2.06 (1.01) | 2.21 (1.14) |
| worthlessness | 2.39 (1.40) | 1.81 (1.22) | 2.13 (1.07) | 2.26 (1.31) |
| anxiety** | 3.80 (1.17) | 2.79 (1.14) | 3.08 (1.10) | 3.16 (1.04) |
| mood swings** | 3.85 (1.13) | 2.39 (1.05) | 3.04 (1.11) | 3.01 (1.05) |
| sensitivity** | 3.41 (1.30) | 2.20 (1.21) | 2.85 (1.10) | 2.94 (1.14) |
| irritability** | 4.03 (1.00) | 2.57 (1.18) | 3.30 (0.97) | 3.26 (.95) |
| conflict with others** | 3.47 (1.01) | 1.94 (0.97) | 2.76 (1.14) | 2.67 (1.08) |
| sleeplessness | 2.70 (1.41) | 2.21 (0.98) | 2.57 (1.22) | 2.41 (1.27) |
| headache | 1.96 (1.12) | 1.54 (1.07) | 1.97 (1.00) | 1.97 (1.04) |
| joint pain | 2.54 (1.32) | 2.42 (1.54) | 2.21 (1.12) | 2.24 (1.20) |
| Pain Sensitivity | ||||
| Cold pressor | ||||
| threshold | 14.10 (8.34) | 35.76 (63.29) | 24.49 (47.00) | 21.49 (46.90) |
| tolerance* | 68.14 (98.15) | 111.52 (120.08) | 75.08 (98.01) | 67.05 (102.47) |
| intensity | 45.24 (16.24) | 48.48 (20.22) | 54.95 (21.28) | 57.54 (23.60) |
| unpleasantness | 42.62 (20.35) | 50.00 (21.97) | 54.74 (23.60) | 61.18 (25.53) |
| Tourniquet | ||||
| threshold | 256.29 (286.77) | 293.76 (294.29) | 248.72 (273.31) | 187.17 (204.92) |
| tolerance | 512.10 (384.25) | 637.43 (407.50) | 480.03 (318.51) | 403.84 (351.25) |
| intensity | 40.25 (16.82) | 37.71 (22.94) | 40.26 (20.61) | 41.28 (18.13) |
| unpleasantness | 34.95 (24.00) | 43.57 (22.20) | 40.64 (17.63) | 46.36 (23.50) |
*
indicates significant difference in intervention group at the .05 level (2-tailed) pre to post in the MBSR group,
**
indicates significance pre to post at the .01 level. There were no significant pre-post differences in the control group.