Variable | Control (n = 18) | Intervention (n = 35) | p |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 64.1a ± 9.0b | 57.4 ± 9.1 | 0.014 |
Marital status | 0.021 | ||
Married/with partner | 11 (61%) | 24 (69%) | |
Divorced/separated | 3 (17%) | 4 (11%) | |
Widow | 3 (17%) | 0 | |
Single | 0 | 7 (20%) | |
No Answer | 1 (6%) | 0 | |
Level of education | 0.06 | ||
No education | 1 (6%) | 0 | |
Primary education | 12 (66%) | 15 (43%) | |
Secondary education | 4 (22%) | 14 (40%) | |
Higher education | 0 | 6 (17%) | |
No Answer | 1 (6%) | 0 | |
Work situation | 0.022 | ||
Retired | 9 (50%) | 5 (14%) | |
Permanent disability | 0 | 1 (3%) | |
Home carer (unpaid) | 2 (11%) | 10 (28%) | |
Unemployed | 3 (17%) | 2 (6%) | |
Working | 4 (22%) | 17 (49%) | |
History of mistreatment | 5 (28%) | 4 (11%) | 0.13 |
History of abuse | 0 | 1 (3%) | 1.0 |
History of traumatic accidents | 2 (11%) | 8 (23%) | 0.47 |
History of abortions | 0 | 4 (11%) | 0.29 |
History of chronic dysmenorrhea | 4 (22%) | 12 (34%) | 0.53 |
History of chronic headaches in infancy/adolescence | 4 (22%) | 8 (23%) | 1.0 |
History of significant pain during infancy | 3 (17%) | 22 (63%) | 0.003 |
Polymyalgia: years since onset of symptoms | 25.5 ± 19.0 | 30.4 ± 17.1 | 0.36 |
FM: years since diagnosis | 10.13 ± 8.7 | 8.4 ± 8.5 | 0.51 |
Age at onset of symptoms, years | 25.5 ± 19.0 | 30.4 ± 17.1 | 0.36 |
Primary carer | 15 (83%) | 27 (77%) | 0.24 |
History of chronic pain in household/ family members | 18 (100%) | 32 (91%) | 0.54 |
History of broken family | 0 | 2 (6%) | 1.0 |
History of unexpected death in household/ family members | 5 (28%) | 14 (40%) | 0.76 |
WPI | 11.76 ± 3.0 | 11.74 ± 3.7 | 0.98 |
SS | 8.0 ± 1.8 | 9.1 ± 1.5 | 0.028 |
i-BPI-sf | 25.17 ± 6.9 | 24.5 ± 7.1 | 0.76 |
a-BPI-sf | 47.4 ± 10.9 | 44.9 ± 16.0 | 0.49 |
FIQ | 59.5 ± 19.1 | 67.6 ± 14.4 | 0.09 |
A-HAD | 12.6 ± 3.7 | 11.9 ± 3.3 | 0.53 |
D-HAD | 10.4 ± 4.4 | 9.6 ± 4.0 | 0.47 |
T-HAD | 23.1 ± 6.7 | 21.5 ± 6.5 | 0.43 |
HAQ | 1.2 ± 0.8 | 1.3 ± 0.6 | 0.50 |
PCS-SP | 28.4 ± 9.9 | 26.4 ± 11.6 | 0.52 |