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. 2020 Mar 13;8(3):e16415. doi: 10.2196/16415

Table 3.

Findings in the PainCoach group, active PainCoach subgroup, and control group during the first 2 weeks at home.

Variable 1. PainCoach versus control 2. Active PainCoach versus control P value (1) P value (2)
VASa pain, decrease or increase (rate)




Knee at rest ↓0.3 ↓1.9 .86 .27

Knee during activity ↓1.0 ↓4.1 .48 .02b

Knee at night ↓3.0 ↓6.3 .06c <.001b
Medication use, decrease or increase (%)




Opiate ↓23.2 ↓44.3 .02b <.001b

NSAIDsd ↓9.2 ↓12.8 .08c .06c

Acetaminophen ↑14.6 ↑21.0 <.001b <.001b

Gabapentin ↑4.6 ↓76.3 .71 <.001b
Acceptable pain, decrease or increase (%)




Knee at rest ↓31.3 ↓20.3 .11 .25

Knee during activity ↓17.2 ↑31.1 .40 .38

Knee at night ↓21.1 ↑36.4 .21 .25
Experience with the executed recommended exercises—exactly enough, decrease or increase (%) ↓33.1 ↓8.7 .02b .67

aVAS: visual analog scale.

bSignificant difference (P<.05).

cTrend (.05<P<.10).

dNSAIDs: nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.