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Table 2 Psychosocial variables treatment outcomes among participants in the MPG, MPSBEEG, MPDBEEG across the 3 time points of the study

From: Comparative efficacy of three active treatment modules on psychosocial variables in patients with long-term mechanical low-back pain: a randomized-controlled trial

 

Baseline

4th week

8th week

  

Outcome

Mean rank

Mean rank

Mean rank

χ2

p-value**

MPG (n = 25)

 BBQ

28.1a

34.4b

36.4b

49.238

0.001

 PSEQ

32.8a

44.7b

47.1b

45.632

0.001

 FABQ-P

33.8a

14.7b

11.1b

50.210

0.001

 FABQ-W

30.2a

24.2b

19.3c

48.980

0.001

MPSBEEG (n = 22)

 BBQ

35.1a

36.5b

38.1b

37.904

0.001

 PSEQ

33.4a

45.5b

47.6b

41.302

0.001

 FABQ-P

35.2a

14.6b

11.0b

40.000

0.001

 FABQ-W

35.2a

25.7b

21.2b

44.000

0.001

MPSBEEG (n = 20)

 BBQ

40.3a

38.4b

39.8c

35.096

0.001

 PSEQ

36.3a

47.6b

50.5c

38.100

0.001

 FABQ-P

32.9a

14.8b

11.1c

39.980

0.001

 FABQ-W

37.5a

26.8b

22.2c

40.000

0.001

  1. **indicates - Friedman’s ANOVA
  2. Superscripts ( a,b,c ). Based on the Wilcoxon signed ranked test results, for a particular variable, mean values with different superscript are significantly (p < 0.05) different. Mean values with same superscripts are not significantly (p > 0.05) different
  3. BBQ Back belief questionnaire, PSEQ Pain self efficacy questionnaire, FABQ-P Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire – (Physical), FABQ-W Fear-Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire (Work)