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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain. 2019 Dec 11;21(7-8):858–868. doi: 10.1016/j.jpain.2019.11.013

Table 7:

Self-reported neuropathic symptoms are slightly reduced between study visit.

visit 1 (mean ± SD) visit 2 (mean ± SD) p-value
Neuropathic pain, continuous
 NPSI score (n=22) 37.14 ± 21.60 34.59 ± 21.87 0.187a
 NPQ score (n=21) 0.62 ± 1.10 0.62 ± 1.10 0.951a
 painDETECT score (n=11) 16.45 ± 4.57 14.27 ± 4.52 0.022*a
Neuropathic pain, ordinal
 NPQ (n=21), % Yes 76.2% 71.4% 0.011*b
 painDETECT (n=11), % Very likely 36.4% 18.2% 0.126b
 painDETECT (n=11), % Unsure 45.5% 45.5%
Additional self-report measures, continuous
 Pain Severity (BPI, n=22) 4.56 ± 1.85 4.34 ± 1.89 0.300a
 Pain Interference (BPI, n=22) 2.90 ± 2.48 2.87 ± 2.41 0.907a
 Pain Interference (BPI; median (IQR), n=22) 2.57 (0.82–5.02) 2.07 (0.82–5.18) 0.760c
 Depression (CESD, n=22) 17.45 ± 6.88 17.50 ± 8.11 0.974a
 Pain catastrophizing (PCS, n=10) 24.10 ± 16.22 24.90 ± 15.52 0.625a
 Pain-related anxiety (PASS, n=19) 58.32 ± 36.2 54.11 ± 36.36 0.308a
 Quality of life (LASA, n=19) 6.80 ± 1.41 6.82 ± 1.20 0.927a
*

p<0.05.

Statistical tests used include:

a)

paired t-test

b)

Fischer’s exact test

c)

Wilcoxon signed rank test. Fewer subjects completed surveys at visit 2, accounting for reduced numbers with both visit 1 and visit 2 data (subject number in parentheses).