Table 5.
Statistical analysis of pain intensity and emotional disturbances during the first and subsequent visit at the pain clinic depending on the duration of treatment 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) |
|
| Duration of treatment | ||||||||
| up to 3 months | 4.78 (2.76) | 8.30 (4.37) | 6.15 (4.13) | 3.01 (1.60) | 4.07 (2.78) | 8.48 (4.58) | 6.39 (4.18) | 2.93 (1.72) |
| 4–12 months | 5.68 (2.57) | 9.63 (3.16) | 8.06 (3.27) | 3.82 (1.74) | 3.65 (2.94) | 8.15 (3.88) | 7.26 (3.15) | 3.62 (1.85) |
| 13–23 months | 4.70 (2.93) | 8.54 (3.65) | 6.07 (3.28) | 3.21 (1.52) | 4.03 (2.60) | 7.64 (3.08) | 5.69 (3.12) | 2.90 (1.72) |
| 2 years and longer | 4.89 (2.97) | 8.59 (3.93) | 7.45 (3.78) | 3.28 (1.67) | 3.59 (2.74) | 8.08 (3.74) | 7.31 (3.80) | 2.99 (1.79) |
| p-value | 0.1499 | 0.1039 | 0.0003 | 0.0255 | 0.4655 | 0.7237 | 0.0120 | 0.0631 |