Patient outcomes and experiences of an acupuncture and self-care service for persistent low back pain in the NHS: a mixed methods approach

Table 2 BQ total and sub-scale scores over time, pre-treatment, post treatment and 3-month follow-up (n = 61)

	Pre-treatment Median (interquartile range)		Post-treatment Median (interquartile range)		3-month FU Median (interquartile range)		p-value†
BQ total score (range 0-70 ↑ = worse)	46.0	(35.0-53.0)	36.0*	(23.5-46.0)	40.0*	(25.5-51.0)	<0.0001
BQ subscales (range 0-10 ↑ = worse)
Pain	8.0	(6.0-8.0)	6.0*	(4.0-8.0)	6.0*	(4.5-7.8)	<0.0001
Interference with activities	6.0	(4.8-8.0)	5.0*	(3.0-7.0)	5.0*	(4.0-7.0)	0.023
Interference with social	6.0	(4.0-8.0)	4.0*	(3.0-7.0)	6.0^a	(2.3-8.0)	<0.0001
Anxiety	7.0	(5.0-8.0)	5.0*	(3.0-7.0)	6.0*	(2.0-7.0)	0.024
Depression	6.0	(4.0-8.0)	5.0*	(2.5-7.0)	5.0	(3.0-7.0)	0.334
Effect on work	7.0	(4.0-8.0)	5.0*	(3.0-7.0)	6.0	(4.0-8.0)	0.075
Coping	5.0	(4.0-7.0)	5.0^a	(3.0-6.0)	5.0	(4.0-7.0)	0.412

*Significantly different from pre-treatment (p ≤ 0.05).
^a Approaching significantly different from pre-treatment (p = 0.051 to 0.099).
†P-value refers to Friedman Tests which measure change in scores over 3 points in time (pre-treatment, post treatment and 3-month follow-up).
↑Refers to higher scores.

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