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Table 4 Comparisons between classified stages on PSOCQ

From: Is the Pain Stages of Change Questionnaire (PSOCQ) a useful tool for predicting participation in a self-management programme? Further evidence of validity, on a sample of UK pain clinic patients

Classified Stage

Mean PSOCQ scale score

Precontemplation

Contemplation

Action/Maintenance

F-value

Precontemplation

3.793

2.942

2.551

27.90*

Contemplation

3.021

4.012

3.001

34.55*

Action/maintenance

2.601

2.841

3.472

12.81*

  1. *p < 0.001
  2. Means with different superscripts differ significantly using Tukey HSD test (p < 0.05)
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BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders

ISSN: 1471-2474

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