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

Table 4.

Findings in the PainCoach group, active PainCoach subgroup, and control group 1 month after surgery.


1. PainCoach
(n=38)
2. Active PainCoach
(n=19)
3. Control
(n=33)
P value
(1 vs 3)
P value
(2 vs 3)
VASa pain, median (IQRb)





Knee at rest 11.5 (5.0-20.8) 11.5 (4.3-18.8) 10.0 (5.0-25.0) .77 .53

Knee during activity 14.0 (7.0-28.8) 12.5 (9.3-26.3) 15.0 (8.0-35.0) .49 .59

Knee at night 15.0 (7.0-33.0) 15.0 (5.0-33.0) 15.0 (7.0-27.8) .79 .89
Acceptable pain, n (%)





Knee at rest 31 (96.9) 16 (100.0) 28 (96.6) >.99 >.99

Knee during activity 30 (93.8) 15 (93.8) 25 (86.2) .41 .64

Knee at night 26 (81.3) 14 (87.5) 26 (89.7) .48 >.99
KOOS-PSc, mean (SD) 36.5 (10.5) 33.5 (8.4) 39.6 (9.8) .24 .04d
OKSe, mean (SD) 28.4 (8.4) 29.9 (9.1) 26.8 (6.2) .42 .18
EQ-5Df descriptive system, median (IQR) 0.775 (0.693-0.843) 0.811 (0.775-0.857) 0.775 (0.651-0.811) .34 .11
EQ VASg, median (IQR) 80.0 (70.0-90.0) 83.5 (70.0-90.0) 80.0 (65.5-89.5) .56 .32

aVAS: visual analog scale.

bIQR: interquartile range.

cKOOS-PS: Knee Injury and Osteoarthritis Outcome Score–Physical Function Short-form.

dSignificant difference (P<.05).

eOKS: Oxford Knee Score.

fEQ-5D: EuroQol-5 Dimensions.

gEQ VAS: EuroQol visual analog scale.