Table 2 Brief Pain Inventory
From: Hypnosis can reduce pain in hospitalized older patients: a randomized controlled study
Hypnosis | Massage | Total | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n:26 | n:27 | n:53 | |||
Severity | Worst pain | 7.6 ± 2.1 | 7.2 ± 2.6 | 7.4 ± 2.1 | 0.58 |
Least pain | 3.5 ± 2.8 | 3.2 ± 2.4 | 3.4 ± 2.6 | 0.70 | |
Pain on average | 5.6 ± 2.4 | 5.3 ± 1.9 | 5.5 ± 2.2 | 0.58 | |
Current pain | 4.7 ± 3.2 | 4.5 ± 3.1 | 4.5 ± 3.1 | 0.51 | |
Interference | General activity | 6.0 ± 3.2 | 6.0 ± 3.5 | 6.0 ± 3.4 | 0.93 |
Mood | 3.4 ± 3.4 | 3.6 ± 3.4 | 3.5 ± 3.3 | 0.81 | |
Walking ability | 5.6 ± 3.8 | 5.4 ± 4.0 | 5.5 ± 3.8 | 0.87 | |
Normal work (household) | 6.0 ± 3.3 | 5.7 ± 3.7 | 5.8 ± 3.5 | 0.62 | |
Relationships with people | 3.1 ± 3.5 | 2.6 ± 3.1 | 2.9 ± 3.3 | 0.51 | |
Sleep | 3.6 ± 3.8 | 2.4 ± 3.0 | 2.8 ± 3.5 | 0.11 | |
Enjoyment of life | 3.2 ± 3.6 | 2.5 ± 3.1 | 2.9 ± 3.3 | 0.45 | |
Mean interference score | 3.9 ± 2.0 | 4.3 ± 2.7 | 4.2 ± 2.4 | 0.52 |