Table 4.
Statistical analysis of pain intensity and emotional disturbances during the first and subsequent visit at the pain clinic depending on the age of the patients examined.
| Variables | First Visit | Subsequent Visit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NRS M(SD) |
HADS-M Anxiety M(SD) |
HADS-M Depression M(SD) |
HADS-M Aggression M(SD) |
NRS M(SD) |
HADS-M Anxiety M(SD) |
HADS-M Depression M(SD) |
HADS-M Aggression M(SD) |
|
| Age | ||||||||
| <34 years | 5.53 (2.14) | 9.42 (3.61) | 5.89 (3.03) | 4.84 (1.50) | 4.16 (2.65) | 8.95 (4.20) | 5.58 (3.83) | 3.79 (1.87) |
| 35–49 years | 3.90 (2.89) | 9.67 (4.30) | 6.74 (3.82) | 4.00 (1.50) | 3.13 (2.54) | 9.21 (4.04) | 7.15 (3.24) | 3.87 (1.36) |
| 50–64 years | 4.97 (2.68) | 9.53 (3.72) | 7.73 (4.10) | 3.38 (1.65) | 4.20 (2.73) | 8.33 (3.84) | 7.27 (4.28) | 3.29 (1.85) |
| 65–79 years | 5.11 (3.04) | 8.05 (3.72) | 6.41 (3.31) | 2.93 (1.52) | 3.71 (2.84) | 7.77 (3.83) | 6.21 (3.19) | 2.69 (1.64) |
| ≥80 years | 5.59 (2.48) | 6.63 (3.63) | 6.93 (4.31) | 2.63 (1.64) | 3.70 (2.84) | 6.74 (3.80) | 6.81 (3.63) | 2.48 (2.01) |
| p-value | 0.1255 | 0.0023 | 0.1017 | 0.0000 | 0.2680 | 0.0994 | 0.2081 | 0.0004 |