Table 2.
Psychosocial variables treatment outcomes among participants in the MPG, MPSBEEG, MPDBEEG across the 3 time points of the study
Baseline | 4th week | 8th week | |||
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Outcome | Mean rank | Mean rank | Mean rank | χ2 | p-value** |
MPG (n = 25) | |||||
BBQ | 28.1a | 34.4b | 36.4b | 49.238 | 0.001 |
PSEQ | 32.8a | 44.7b | 47.1b | 45.632 | 0.001 |
FABQ-P | 33.8a | 14.7b | 11.1b | 50.210 | 0.001 |
FABQ-W | 30.2a | 24.2b | 19.3c | 48.980 | 0.001 |
MPSBEEG (n = 22) | |||||
BBQ | 35.1a | 36.5b | 38.1b | 37.904 | 0.001 |
PSEQ | 33.4a | 45.5b | 47.6b | 41.302 | 0.001 |
FABQ-P | 35.2a | 14.6b | 11.0b | 40.000 | 0.001 |
FABQ-W | 35.2a | 25.7b | 21.2b | 44.000 | 0.001 |
MPSBEEG (n = 20) | |||||
BBQ | 40.3a | 38.4b | 39.8c | 35.096 | 0.001 |
PSEQ | 36.3a | 47.6b | 50.5c | 38.100 | 0.001 |
FABQ-P | 32.9a | 14.8b | 11.1c | 39.980 | 0.001 |
FABQ-W | 37.5a | 26.8b | 22.2c | 40.000 | 0.001 |
**indicates - Friedman’s ANOVA
Superscripts ( a,b,c ). Based on the Wilcoxon signed ranked test results, for a particular variable, mean values with different superscript are significantly (p < 0.05) different. Mean values with same superscripts are not significantly (p > 0.05) different
BBQ Back belief questionnaire, PSEQ Pain self efficacy questionnaire, FABQ-P Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire – (Physical), FABQ-W Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (Work)