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Table 3 Comparison of the participants’ treatment outcomes (mean change) for the psychosocial variables at the 4th and 8th week 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

 

MPG

MPSBEEG

MPDBEEG

  
 

(n = 25)

(n = 22)

(n = 20)

  

Outcome

Mean rank

Mean rank

Mean rank

H

p-value**

Week four

 BBQ

29.0

35.8

38.3

3.479

0.176

 PSEQ

26.6a

36.5b

40.5b

8.020

0.018

 FABQ-P

36.2

31.2

34.3

0.933

0.627

 FABQ-W

35.7

27.2

39.4

5.142

0.077

Week eight

 BBQ

34.4

34.9

32.5

0.202

0.904

 PSEQ

25.5a

37.4b

43.5c

18.106

0.001

 FABQ-P

35.4

31.9

34.6

0.484

0.785

 FABQ-W

36.1

28.8

39.6

3.746

0.154

  1. **indicates - Kruskal Wallis test
  2. Superscripts ( a,b,c ). Based on the Tukey multiple comparisons 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)