Table 3.
Between-Group Differences in Pain-Related Measures
| Total Sample (n=63) |
Adolescents (n=28) |
Adults (n=35) |
p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intensity | ||||
| PROMIS 7-day Average Pain, 0-10 | 3 (1, 4) | 2 (0, 5) | 3 (2, 4) | .348 |
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| Quality/Severity | ||||
| MPQ Score, 0-45 | n=56 5 (2, 7) |
n=26 2 (0, 7) |
n=30 6 (3, 9) |
.042 |
| Descriptorsa | ||||
| SENSORY | ||||
| Throbbing | 24 (42.9) | 10 (38.5) | 14 (46.7) | .536 |
| Shooting | 11 (19.6) | 3 (11.5) | 8 (26.7) | .155 |
| Stabbing | 12 (21.4) | 5 (19.2) | 7 (23.3) | .709 |
| Sharp | 18 (32.1) | 5 (19.2) | 13 (43.3) | .054 |
| Cramping | 19 (33.9) | 8 (30.8) | 11 (36.7) | .642 |
| Gnawing | 2 (3.6) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (3.3) | 1.000 |
| Hot-Burning | 6 (10.7) | 2 (7.7) | 4 (13.3) | .675 |
| Aching | 37 (66.1) | 11 (42.3) | 26 (86.7) | <.001 |
| Heavy | 10 (17.9) | 3 (11.5) | 7 (23.3) | .310 |
| Tender | 19 (33.9) | 8 (30.8) | 11 (36.7) | .642 |
| Splitting | 4 (7.1) | 1 (3.8) | 3 (10.0) | .615 |
| AFFECTIVE | ||||
| Tiring-Exhausting | 25 (44.6) | 11 (42.3) | 14 (46.7) | .743 |
| Sickening | 2 (3.6) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (3.3) | 1.000 |
| Fearful | 5 (8.9) | 1 (3.8) | 4 (13.3) | .358 |
| Punishing-Cruel | 3 (5.4) | 1 (3.8) | 2 (6.7) | 1.000 |
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| Extent per Body Diagrams | ||||
| Number of Regions, 0-59 | 4 (1, 8) | 2 (0, 7) | 5 (3, 8) | .003 |
| Regions with Highest Prevalence per Body Diagrams b | ||||
| Right Anterior Foot (#29)a | 21 (33.3) | 8 (28.6) | 13 (37.1) | .473 |
| Left Anterior Foot (#30)a | 19 (30.2) | 8 (28.6) | 11 (31.4) | .806 |
| Right Anterior Knee (#23)a | 16 (25.4) | 7 (25.0) | 9 (25.7) | .948 |
| Right Posterior Foot (#59)a | 15 (23.8) | 5 (17.9) | 10 (28.6) | .321 |
| Left Posterior Foot (#58)a | 15 (23.8) | 6 (21.4) | 9 (25.7) | .691 |
| Left Anterior Knee (#24)a | 14 (22.2) | 5 (17.9) | 9 (25.7) | .456 |
| Neck Pain (#32)a | 13 (20.6) | 2 (7.1) | 11 (31.4) | .018 |
| Lower Thoracic Spine (#38)a | 13 (20.6) | 7 (25.0) | 6 (17.1) | .444 |
| Lower Back (#41)a | 12 (19.0) | 4 (14.3) | 8 (22.9) | .389 |
| Right Anterior Ankle (#27)a | 12 (19.0) | 4 (14.3) | 8 (22.9) | .389 |
| Left Anterior Ankle (#28)a | 11 (17.5) | 3 (10.7) | 8 (22.8) | .319 |
| Left Anterior Hip (#15)a | 11 (17.5) | 3 (10.7) | 8 (22.8) | .319 |
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| CSES | ||||
| Psychological Distress & Well-being, 0-150 | n=59 124 (90, 137) |
n=25 124 (85, 134) |
n=34 124 (100, 139) |
.365 |
| Ways of Coping, 0-50 | n=60 40 (31, 46) |
n=26 42 (30, 47) |
n=34 39 (35, 46) |
.976 |
| Social Support, 0-60 | n=57 48 (39, 55) |
n=23 48 (32, 56) |
n=34 49 (41, 54) |
.738 |
Abbreviations: PROMIS, Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System; MPQ, McGill Pain Questionnaire; #, number; CSES, Coping Self-Efficacy Scale.
a
Data presented as n (% of sample) rather than median (25th, 75th percentile).
b
# indicates the corresponding number region for the body diagram provided in Figure 1.