Table 2.
Direction of change in pain perception in attention groups
| Pain perception measures | Sensory focusing
|
Distraction
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | SD | M | SD | |
|
| ||||
| Change in pain threshold | −0.87 | 2.23 | 1.95 | 1.83 |
| Change in pain tolerance | −27.67 | 59.99 | 50.2 | 63.10 |
| Change in pain intensity rating | 0.65 | 1.33 | −0.91 | 1.08 |
Notes: n=106. Sensory focusing refers to Condition Attention in which participants verbally described the sensations of pain they were experiencing. Distraction refers to Condition Distraction in which participants played a game while undergoing the pain calibration procedure. All values indicate the change from baseline.
Abbreviation: M, group mean.