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Table 4 Outcome measures over time

From: Care Outcomes for Chiropractic Outpatient Veterans (COCOV): a single-arm, pragmatic, pilot trial of multimodal chiropractic care for U.S. veterans with chronic low back pain

Outcome measure

Baseline

Week 5

Week 10

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire Score (0–24, 0=no disability, 24=severe disability)

12.9 (5.1)

10.2 (5.5)

9.6 (6.2)

BPI Pain Intensity (0–10, 0=no pain, 10= pain as bad as you can imagine)

4.8 (1.7)

4.7 (1.9)

4.3 (2.0)

BPI Pain Interference (0–10, 0=does not interfere, 10=completely interferes; over the past 24 h)

4.6 (2.2)

4.5 (2.0)

4.1 (2.1)

DVPRS Current Pain (0–10, 0=no pain, 10 = as bad as it could be, nothing else matters)

5.2 (2.5)

4.8 (1.7)

3.4 (2.1)

DVPRS Pain Interference (0=does not interfere, 10=completely interferes; over the past week)

5.4 (2.0)

5.0 (2.0)

4.0 (2.1)

PASTOR Pain Average (0–10, 0=no pain, 10=as bad as it could be, nothing else matters; in the past 7 days)

5.4 (1.4)

4.8 (1.8)

3.9 (2.0)

PROMIS® (T score)

 Pain interference*

64.4 (4.4)

61.3 (4.8)

60.5 (5.5)

 Physical function

37.5 (5.1)

38.7 (5.6)

39.7 (7.6)

 Fatigue*

62.3 (7.3)

61.0 (7.8)

60.9 (7.4)

 Sleep disturbance*

61.8 (9.4)

62.0 (8.3)

59.8 (10.9)

 Satisfaction with social role

40.8 (5.3)

40.1 (5.0)

42.4 (7.3)

 Anger*

56.7 (9.0)

53.9 (10.0)

54.3 (9.7)

 Self-efficacy for managing symptoms

41.6 (6.4)

N/A

43.6 (8.2)

  1. *higher score worse; Abbreviations: BPI Brief Pain Inventory, DVPRS Defense & Veterans Pain Rating Scale, PASTOR Pain Assessment Screening Tool and Outcomes Registry