Table 4 Multidimensionality of pain and attitudes of patients toward chronic pain at baseline and posttreatment

McGill Pain Questionnaire

 Sensory

21.2 ± 9.0

14.1 ± 6.9

<0.01

34

21.5 ± 5.8

13.1 ± 5.9

<0.01

39

 Affective

8.0 ± 3.7

4.1 ± 2.1

<0.01

49

7.0 ± 2.2

3.0 ± 2.0

<0.01

57

 Evaluative

3.1 ± 1.6

1.2 ± 1.4

<0.01

61

2.9 ± 1.5

1.5 ± 1.5

0.01

48

SOPA

 Control

2.4 ± 0.9

3.3 ± 0.6

<0.01

-

2.2 ± 1.4

3.2 ± 0.9

<0.01

-

 Emotion

3.3 ± 0.9

3.8 ± 0.4

<0.01

-

3.3 ± 1.0

3.6 ± 0.7

<0.05

-

 Disability

3.0 ± 1.2

1.8 ± 1.1

<0.01

-

2.3 ± 1.9

2.3 ± 0.9

0.49

-

 Harm

1.4 ± 0.8

1.0 ± 0.6^a

<0.05

-

1.4 ± 0.8

0.6 ± 0.5 ^a

<0.01

-

 Medication

2.3 ± 1.1

2.0 ± 0.9

0.20

-

2.0 ± 1.0

2.4 ± 1.0

0.26

-

 Solicitude

1.4 ± 1.3

1.2 ± 1.2

0.20

-

1.5 ± 1.3

1.0 ± 1.1

0.05

-

 Medical cure

2.5 ± 0.9

2.4 ± 0.8

0.32

-

2.7 ± 0.5

2.9 ± 0.8

0.22

-