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Table 2 Psychosocial and neurophysiological measures

From: A feasibility study on yoga’s mechanism of action for chronic low back pain: psychological and neurophysiological changes, including global gene expression and DNA methylation, following a yoga intervention for chronic low back pain

Construct

Measure

T1 mean (SD)

T2 mean (SD)

95% CI (lower, upper)

Pain severity

BPI SF – pain now

2.9 (2.3)

0.9 (0.9)

0.57, 3.48

BPI SF – average

3.8 (1.4)

2.1 (1.6)

0.30, 3.11

BPI SF – worst pain

5.4 (2.1)

2.3 (1.7)

1.29, 4.77

BPI SF – least pain

1.27 (1.42)

0.44 (.5)

 − 0.06, 1.71

Pain interference

BPI SF – pain interference

17.5 (14.4)

6.3 (8.0)

 − 0.9, 22.51

Pain self-efficacy

Pain self-efficacy

6.1 (2.4)

7.7 (1.8)

 − 3.09, − 0.08

Emotion regulation

ERQ reappraisal

29.9 (8.3)

29.4 (3.4)

 − 3.77, 4.69

ERQ suppression

15.9 (7.9)

13 (7.9)

 − 0.31, 4.31

Pain sensitivity

Mechanical pain sensitivity – control

1.6 (1.6)

1.7 (1.1)

 − 1.42, 1.22

Mechanical pain sensitivity – pain site

2.6 (2.0)

1.4 (.65)

 − 0.14, 2.48

Cold Pain Threshold – control

17.2 (8.7)

17.1 (7.7)

 − 6.47, 6.59

Cold Pain Threshold – pain site

13.3 (8.0)

10.3 (2.9)

 − 1.09, 7.07

Heat Pain Threshold – control

40.9 (3.6)

41.4 (3.4)

 − 2.76, 1.87

Heat Pain Threshold – pain site

41.1 (2.7)

42.0 (3.2)

 − 2.36, 0.68

Pressure Pain Threshold – control

248.3 (109.6)

276.5 (97.5)

 − 84.15, 27.74

Pressure Pain Threshold – pain site

256.3 (80.4)

283.3 (96.6)

 − 93.69, 39.69

  1. BPI SF Brief Pain Inventory Short Form, ERQ Emotion Regulation Questionnaire