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Table 2 Pain, mobility, analgesic use, and length of stay after fusion in CBT and control group

From: Preoperative cognitive-behavioural intervention improves in-hospital mobilisation and analgesic use for lumbar spinal fusion patients

Outcome Reported as median (25th; 75th percentiles) unless stated otherwise

CBT group

N

Control group

N

P-value

Back paina

5.4 (4.0;6.5)

44

5.3 (4.0;6.1)

21

0.74

Mobility on day 3, n (%)b

 

59

 

31

 

 Walk

43 (73)

 

15 (48)

 

0.02

 Rise and sit from a chair

58 (98)

 

26 (84)

 

0.017

 Get in and out of bed

58 (98)

 

26 (84)

 

0.017

Analgesic use

 

59

 

31

 

 Morphine equivalents

142.5 (70;275)

 

196.8 (145;345)

 

0.23

Hospitalisation

 

59

 

31

 

 Number of days

5 (4;6)

 

4 (4;6)

 

0.46

  1. aPain: measured using numeric rating scale (0-10/best-worst)
  2. bThe numbers indicate the number (%) of patients being able to carry out the activity without support on the third postoperative day