Table 4 Descriptive statistics for the HC-PAIRS at time 1 and time 2
Item | Pre-Intervention | Post- Intervention | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Median | Range | Median | Range | |
1. Chronic back pain patients can still be expected to fulfil work and family responsibilities despite pain.a | 3 | 1–6 | 3 | 1-7 |
2. An increase in pain is an indicator that a chronic back pain patient should stop what he is doing until the pain decreases. | 6 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 |
3. Chronic back pain patients cannot go about normal life activities when they are in pain. | 5 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 |
4. If their pain would go away, chronic back pain patients would be every bit as active as they used to be. | 4 | 2–6 | 4 | 1–7 |
5. Chronic back pain patients should have the same benefits as the disabled because of their chronic pain problem. | 4 | 1–6 | 4 | 1–6 |
6. Chronic back pain patients owe it to themselves and those around them to perform their usual activities even when their pain is bad.a | 5 | 3–7 | 5 | 2-7 |
7. Most people expect too much of chronic back pain patients, given their pain. | 5 | 2–7 | 4 | 1–7 |
8. Chronic back pain patients have to be careful not to do anything that might make their pain worse. | 6 | 2–7 | 5 | 1–7 |
9. As long as they are in pain, chronic back pain patients will never be able to live as well as they did. | 5 | 1–7 | 5 | 1–7 |
10. When their pain gets worse, chronic back pain patients find it very hard to concentrate on anything. | 6 | 3–7 | 5 | 3–7 |
11. Chronic back pain patients have to accept that they are disabled persons due to their chronic pain. | 3 | 1–6 | 2 | 1–5 |
12. There is no way that chronic back pain patients can return to doing the things that they used to do unless they first find a cure for their pain. | 3 | 1–6 | 3 | 1–6 |
13. Chronic back pain patients find themselves frequently thinking about their pain and what it has done to their life. | 5 | 2–7 | 5 | 2–7 |
14. Even though their pain is always there, chronic back pain patients often don’t notice it at all when they are keeping themselves busy.a | 4 | 2–6 | 4 | 1-6 |
15. All of chronic back pain patients problems would be solved if their pain would go away | 3 | 1–6 | 3 | 1–7 |
Total score | 46 | 32–55 | 65 | 39–86 |