Table 7.
Comparison of Participants’ Treatment Outcomes (Mean Change – i.e., Week Eight minus Baseline) for the Continuous Variables at Week 8 of the Study
| Variable | CBMT (n=26) χ̄±SD |
TBMT (n=21) χ̄±SD |
Statistics | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parametric variable† | χ̄±SD | χ̄±SD | t | |
| Pain intensity | ||||
| Current | 3.46± 2.30 | 3.89 ± 1.29 | 0.618 | 0.540 |
| Average | 3.53 ± 1.52 | 4.19 ± 1.08 | 0.982 | 0.332 |
| Least | 2.27 ± 1.25 | 2.67 ± 1.46 | −0.375 | 0.710 |
| Worst | 4.04 ± 1.61 | 5.29 ± 1.55 | −0.442 | 0.661 |
| QVAS score | 36.8 ± 15.9 | 44.3 ± 8.89 | 0.863 | 0.393 |
| Activity limitation | 9.31 ± 4.24 | 7.95 ± 4.12 | 1.104 | 0.276 |
| Back muscles endurance | 15.0 ± 7.58 | 14.3 ± 6.62 | 0.321 | 0.749 |
| General health status | ||||
| Scale | ||||
| Physical Functioning | 43.6 ± 25.4 | 43.7 ± 26.1 | 0.008 | 0.994 |
| Role Limitation - Physical | 8.08 ± 15.0 | 3.33 ± 21.9 | 0.879 | 0.384 |
| Bodily Pain | 27.3 ± 27.0 | 21.9 ± 16.0 | 0.808 | 0.423 |
| Health Perception | 42.3 ± 32.5 | 39.8 ± 23.5 | 0.301 | 0.765 |
| Energy/Vitality | 45.4 ± 31.3 | 21.9 ± 28.9 | 2.646 | 0.011 |
| Social Functioning | 13.5 ± 12.7 | 8.33 ± 12.1 | 1.406 | 0.167 |
| Role Limitation - Emotional | 25.6 ± 15.8 | 20.0 ± 17.7 | 1.137 | 0.261 |
| Mental Health | 17.7 ± 14.7 | 10.0 ± 14.9 | 1.759 | 0.085 |
| Domain | ||||
| Mental Health | 6.01 ± 8.94 | 0.901 ± 8.48 | 1.991 | 0.053 |
| Physical Health | 15.9 ± 12.6 | 13.7 ± 7.47 | 0.730 | 0.469 |
| Non Parametric variable‡ | Mean rank | Mean rank | U | |
| Participation restriction | 25.6 | 22.1 | 232.000 | 0.380 |
Key: x̄ = Mean; SD = Standard Deviation; QVAS = Quadruple Visual Analogue Scale
†
Parametric test - Independent t-test;
‡
Non-Parametric - Mann-Whitney U test