Table 2.
Baseline survey score for pain and fatigue responders and non-responders. Data are presented as mean (SD), median (IQR=25th-75th percentile), or percent of the sample.
| Pain | Fatigue | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Responder (≥30%) n=45 |
Non-responder n=58 |
p-value | Responder (≥20%) n=46 |
Non-responder n=57 |
p-value | |
| Pain | ||||||
| Pre-TENS movement pain or fatigue (0–10) | 7 (6–8) | 7 (5–8) | 0.95 | 7.5 (6–8) | 7 (5–8) | 0.16 |
| Initial TENS response to pain or fatigue (% change) | −25 (−33 to −12) | −12 (−22 to 0) | 0.006 | −18 (−29 to −11) | 0 (−20 to 0) | 0.004 |
| BPI Intensity (0–10) | 5.9 (1.4) | 5.8 (1.4) | 0.77 | 5.8 (1.4) | 5.9 (1.4) | 0.71 |
| BPI Interference (0–10) | 6.3 (1.8) | 6.7 (1.9) | 0.23 | 6.2 (1.5) | 6.6 (2.0) | 0.68 |
| Fatigue | ||||||
| MAF GFI (1–50) | 38.3 (32.0–41.8) | 39.8 (34.7–44.1) | 0.16 | 38.9 (32.7–41.8) | 39.6 (33.4–44.1) | 0.25 |
| IPAQ Physical activity level | ||||||
| Low | 18 (40%) | 27 (47%) | 0.70 | 22 (48%) | 23 (40%) | 0.29 |
| Moderate | 15 (33%) | 15 (26%) | 15 (33%) | 15 (26%) | ||
| High | 12 (27%) | 16 (28%) | 9 (20%) | 19 (33%) | ||
| Psychosocial Measures | ||||||
| PCS (0–52) | 24.0 (12.5) | 22.4 (13.5) | 0.55 | 24.5 (13.2) | 21.9 (12.9) | 0.33 |
| PSEQ (0–60) | 31 (21–37) | 29 (14–36) | 0.33 | 27.2 (12.8) | 29.1 (13.7) | 0.48 |
| TSK (17–68) | 35.3 (7.3) | 37.4 (7.9) | 0.17 | 36.8 (7.5) | 36.2 (7.9) | 0.71 |
| Disease State and Quality of Life | ||||||
| FIQR (0–100) | 56.4 (16.6) | 61.4 (16.8) | 0.14 | 57.0 (16.6) | 61.0 (16.9) | 0.23 |
| SF-36 MCS (0–100) | 38.8 (10.4) | 38.6 (9.7) | 0.92 | 40.6 (10.3) | 37.1 (9.5) | 0.076 |
| SF-36 PCS (0–100) | 33.8 (5.9) | 31.7 (6.7) | 0.10 | 31.9 (6.0) | 33.3 (6.7) | 0.25 |
| PROMIS T-score | ||||||
| Anxiety | 58.9 (9.1) | 58.7 (8.5) | 0.90 | 58.7 (8.7) | 58.9 (8.8) | 0.89 |
| Depression | 57.5 (8.7) | 58.5 (7.7) | 0.57 | 58.6 (8.1) | 57.6 (8.1) | 0.57 |
| Satisfaction in Social Participation | 43.4 (7.4) | 41.4 (5.8) | 0.13 | 42.5 (7.3) | 42.2 (6.0 | 0.82 |
| Satisfaction in Social Roles | 38.9 (6.4) | 38.3 (6.7) | 0.65 | 38.9 (7.0) | 38.3 (6.2) | 0.64 |
| Sleep disturbance | 62.0 (9.0) | 61.6 (8.0) | 0.83 | 61.3 (8.1) | 62.2 (8.8) | 0.60 |
| Sleep impairment | 63.0 (7.1) | 64.9 (7.7) | 0.20 | 62.3 (7.3) | 65.5 (7.4) | 0.029 |