Table 3.
Pain, Quality of Life, and Physical Performance Measurements at Admission and Discharge from the Pain Rehabilitation Center
| Assessments | Admission (Day 1) | Discharge (Day 21) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | OIAI | Non-OIAI | All | OIAI | Non-OIAI | |
| N | 102 | 9 | 93 | 102 | 9 | 93 |
| Pain severity,a median (range) | 4.7 (1.67-6) | 4.8 (3.3-5.7) | 4.7 (1.7-6) | 3 (0-6)a | 3 (1-4)b | 3 (0-6)a |
| Pain interference,a median (range) | 4.7 (1.22-6) | 4 (2.6-5.4) | 4.78 (1.2-6) | 3 (0-6)a | 2.1 (1.4-4.3)b | 3 (0-6)a |
| General health,b median (range) | 34.5 (0-82) | 34 (4-82) | 34 (0-80) | 66 (12-100)a | 66 (44-96)b | 66 (0-100)a |
| Mental health,b median (range) | 26.1 (3-78.2) | 30.7 (8.4-79.2) | 25.5 (3-75.3) | 71.1 (15.9-96.5)a | 81.9 (55.4-92.8)b | 69.1 (15.9-96.5)a |
| Physical health,b median (range) | 31.9 (3.9-86.8) | 39.8 (13.3-69.4) | 31.8 (3.9-88.8) | 64.3 (11.6-97.5)a | 80.6 (45.9-90)b | 63 (11.6-97.5)a |
| 5-minute walk, feet median (range) | 1203 (175-2008) | 1270 (640-1899) | 1168 (175-2008) | 1436 (200-2159)a | 1410 (1200-1790)c | 1436 (200-2159)a |
a Subscales of the West-Haven Yale Multidimensional Pain Inventory, report on a 0-6 subscale with higher scores representing increased symptom severity.
b Subscales of the Short Form-36 initially report using a Likert scale and the transformed to percentages with lower scores representing worse quality of life.
Assessments at the time of discharge versus admission: aP < 0.0001, bP < 0.01; cP > 0.05.
Abbreviation: OIAI, opioid-induced adrenal insufficiency.