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Table 2 Outcomes of both study groups until one year after delivery

From: Long-term effectiveness and costs of a brief self-management intervention in women with pregnancy-related low back pain after delivery

 

Usual Care (3 months) N = 56 Mean (SD)

Experimental Intervention (3 months) N = 58 Mean (SD)

Usual Care (6 months) N = 49 Mean (SD)

Experimental Intervention (6 months) N = 56 Mean (SD)

Usual Care (One Year) N = 49 Mean (SD)

Experimental Intervention (One year) N = 56 Mean (SD)

Primary outcomes

      

RDQ (0ā€“24)

6.8 (5.5)

4.5 (4.9)

4.9 (4.8)

4.5 (5.4)

3.4 (4.2)

3.5 (4.9)

MC (VAS) (0ā€“100)

26.8 (21.0)

21.0 (21.9)

20.5 (21.8)

19.7 (21.5)

17.8 (18.8)

17.6 (20.5)

GPE*: n/%

37 (66.1)

43 (74.1)

37 (75.5)

46 (82.1)

41 (83.6)

46 (82.1)

GPE p-valueā—‡

0.28

0.47

0.5

VAS (0ā€“100) (pain today)

26.3 (19.9)

24.3 (24.1)

20.7 (20.6)

22.5 (23.5)

17.4 (19.9)

20.7 (23.1)

VAS (0ā€“100) (pain this week)

29.6 (21.7)

25.3 (23.0)

22.3 (21.5)

23.2 (23.6)

18.5 (19.7)

23.7 (23.8)

Secondary outcomes

      

IPA:

      

Autonomy in self-care (0ā€“28)

4.0 (4.6)

3.0 (4.3)

3.3 (4.2)

2.4 (4.1)

2.8 (3.5)

2.6 (4.0)

Mobility and leisure (0ā€“20)

6.3 (4.0)

5.6 (4.4)

5.2 (3.8)

4.8 (4.4)

4.5 (3.4)

4.5 (4.6)

Family role (0ā€“28)

9.2 (5.1)

7.8 (5.8)

7.5 (5.3)

6.6 (5.8)

5.8 (5.0)

6.0 (6.3)

Social relationships (0ā€“24)

4.4 (2.9)

4.0 (3.3)

3.8 (2.9)

3.8 (3.5)

3.7 (2.8)

3.7 (3.2)

TSK:

      

Total score (17ā€“68)

32.4 (5.6)

28.6 (6.0)

32.3 (5.7)

28.6 (5.9)

31.0 (6.3)

28.7 (6.7)

Activity Avoidance (8ā€“32)

16.2 (3.7)

13.5 (4.0)

15.7 (4.0)

13.3 (3.9)

14.8 (4.0)

13.3 (3.8)

Harm (5ā€“20)

7.9 (2.4)

7.2 (2.3)

7.9 (2.6)

7.3 (2.4)

7.6 (2.5)

7.6 (2.4)

SF-36:

      

General Health (0ā€“100)

59.2 (13.7)

61.4 (14.0)

60.9 (13.8)

61.9 (13.0)

62.4 (13.9)

61.2 (16.2)

EuroQol (0ā€“1)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.7 (0.2)

0.79 (0.1)

0.75 (0.2)

  1. Ratings on a 7-point scale are dichotomized as improved (completely recovered and much improved) and not-improved (slightly improved, not changed and slightly/much/vastly worsened).
  2. ā—‡ results of binary logistic regression; p-value
  3. RDQ = Roland Disability Questionnaire, MC = Main Complaint, VAS = Visual Analog rating Scale, IPA = Impact on Participation and Autonomy, TSK = Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia, Fear Avoidance = subscale TSK consisting items 1,2, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 17, Harm = subscale TSK consisting items 3, 5, 6, 11, SF 36 = Short Form 36
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