Table 1.
PTSD-Like Symptoms (PCL) and Pain Indicators (MPQ) Across Level of Trauma
|
Full Sample
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Chronic Pain Subsample
*
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Missing | All N = 5,703 Mean (SD) | Trauma Yes, n = 3,015 Mean (SD) | Trauma No, n = 2,688 Mean (SD) | P | D | All N = 2,553 Mean (SD) |
Trauma Yes, n = 1,581
Mean (SD) |
Trauma No, n = 972
Mean (SD) |
P | d | |
| PCL-Total | 25 | 26.91 (13.34) | 30.78 (15.36) | 22.56 (8.80) | <.001 | .66 | 31.81 (15.67) | 35.60 (16.84) | 25.66 (11.10) | <.001 | .70 |
| Re-experiencing | 19 | 7.23 (3.94) | 8.30 (4.63) | 6.03 (2.49) | <.001 | .61 | 8.48 (4.79) | 9.57 (5.24) | 6.70 (3.23) | <.001 | .66 |
| Avoidance | 16 | 10.88 (5.77) | 12.47 (6.64) | 9.10 (3.90) | <.001 | .62 | 12.87 (6.79) | 14.41 (7.29) | 10.36 (4.94) | <.001 | .65 |
| Arousal | 18 | 8.82 (4.48) | 10.05 (5.03) | 7.44 (3.26) | <.001 | .62 | 10.49 (5.08) | 11.64 (5.37) | 8.62 (3.91) | <.001 | .64 |
| MPQ-Total | 229 | 5.77 (7.84) | 7.57 (8.89) | 3.80 (5.89) | <.001 | .50 | 9.78 (9.34) | 11.42 (9.86) | 7.14 (7.77) | <.001 | .48 |
| Sensory | 225 | 4.67 (6.11) | 6.04 (6.85) | 3.16 (4.74) | <.001 | .49 | 7.83 (7.15) | 9.06 (7.48) | 5.86 (6.10) | <.001 | .47 |
| Affective | 228 | 1.11 (2.09) | 1.53 (2.44) | .65 (1.50) | <.001 | .44 | 1.95 (2.66) | 2.37 (2.87) | 1.28 (2.13) | <.001 | .43 |
| VAS | 115 | 2.80 (2.70) | 3.41 (2.83) | 2.12 (2.36) | <.001 | .50 | 4.28 (2.75) | 4.72 (2.72) | 3.56 (2.64) | <.001 | .43 |
| PPI | 98 | 1.29 (1.12) | 1.54 (1.17) | 1.01 (.99) | <.001 | .48 | 1.88 (1.13) | 2.06 (1.14) | 1.59 (1.06) | <.001 | .43 |
Abbreviations: PCL-Total, PTSD Checklist total score; MPQ-Total, Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire total score; VAS, MPQ Visual Analogue Scale; PPI, MPQ Present Pain Intensity; SD, standard deviation; P, probability value; d, Cohen’s d, (M1 - M2)/SD; small effect d, .20, medium effect d, .50, large effect d = .80. Mean levels compared using Welch 2 sample t-tests.
History of chronic pain defined by the endorsement of one or more chronic overlapping pain conditions evaluated.