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Table 3 Change during follow-up in depressive symptoms, anxiety and quality of life

From: A one-year follow-up study of chronic pain in community-dwelling older adults with and without neuropathic pain

Variable

NEP- (N = 48)

Change (95% CI)

NEP+ (N = 44)

Change (95% CI)

P-value*

GDS-15

0.5 (−0.3 to 1.3)

0.2 (−0.5 to 0.9)

0.93

BAI

−2.0 (−4.3 to 0.4)

−0.5 (−2.4 to 1.7)

0.15

SF-36

 Physical Component Summary

−2 (−4 to 1)

−2 (−4 to 1)

0.75

 Mental Component Summary

−3 (−6 to 1)

−2 (−4 to 1)

0.78

  1. NEP-, without neuropathic pain, NEP+, with neuropathic pain
  2. BAI Beck Anxiety Inventory, GDS-15 Geriatric Depression Scale, SF-36 Medical Outcomes Survey Short Form
  3. *Baseline adjusted