Table 2

Pre- and post-treatment, and follow-up (FU) values for dispositional and situational catastrophizing and clinical and cold pressor pain ratings

Variable

Pre

Post

Follow-up

Mean

SD

P (Pre-Post)

Mean

SD

P (Post-FU)

Mean

SD

P (Pre-FU)

F value

PCS (n = 57)

21.37

12.39

< 0.001**

16.37

13.02

0.79

16.67

12.75

< 0.001**

13.23 (2,55)

SPCS (n = 49)

1.40

0.90

0.17

1.27

0.99

0.85

1.28

0.89

0.36

0.97 (2,47)

Clinical pain (n = 57)

55.48

24.86

0.72

54.02

24.56

0.68

52.34

23.95

0.43

0.30 (2,55)

Cold pressor pain (n = 49)

89.07

14.28

0.93

88.88

11.77

0.93

88.71

13.02

0.85

0.018 (2,47)

*P < 0.05; **P < 0.01. PCS, Pain Catastrophizing Scale; SPCS, Situational Pain Catastrophizing Scale.

Campbell et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2012 14:R231   doi:10.1186/ar4073