A Model of Integrative Care for Low-Back Pain

doi:10.1089/acm.2011.0408

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J Altern Complement Med. 2012 Apr; 18(4): 354–362.

doi: 10.1089/acm.2011.0408

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Table 2.

Mean Outcome Scores for Integrative Care (IC) Versus Usual Care (UC) (Primary Outcomes Bolded)

Outcome	Time	IC^{^a}Mean (SD)	UC^{^a}Mean (SD)	p-Value^{^*}
Roland-Morris	Week 2	12.0 (5.7)	11.3 (8.8)	0.87
	Week 5	8.5 (7.8)	13.0 (8.9)	0.26
	Week 12	3.9 (5.6)	11.0 (8.8)	0.08
	Week 26	4.3 (6.1)	10.7 (9.9)	0.10
Bothersomeness	Week 2	5.6 (2.6)	4.5 (4.5)	0.17
	Week 5	3.1 (3.0)	5.7 (3.9)	0.18
	Week 12	1.4 (2.8)	5.7 (3.6)	0.02^{^}**
	Week 26	1.8 (3.2)	5.7 (3.3)	0.07
Pain	Week 2	3.6 (1.2)	4.8 (3.9)	0.62
	Week 5	1.9 (2.0)	5.5 (3.7)	0.05
	Week 12	0.6 (1.2)	5.0 (3.7)	0.005^{^}**
	Week 26	1.0 (1.6)	4.7 (3.9)	0.04^{^**}
Worst activity	Week 2	7.2 (2.5)	7.2 (3.7)	0.87
	Week 5	5.1 (3.3)	7.2 (3.5)	0.26
	Week 12	3.0 (3.1)	7.0 (4.0)	0.04
	Week 26	3.1 (3.4)	6.7 (3.7)	0.03^{^**}
Worry	Week 2	4.1 (2.4)	5.8 (4.2)	0.50
	Week 5	3.0 (3.4)	5.7 (3.8)	0.10
	Week 12	2.9 (3.5)	5.2 (4.5)	0.26
	Week 26	2.4 (3.0)	4.7 (4.2)	0.17
SF-12 Physical	Week 2	35.1 (5.3)	41.0 (9.2)	0.90
	Week 5	42.3 (10.4)	41.6 (12.4)	0.38
	Week 12	48.5 (9.1)	42.7 (12.0)	0.06
	Week 26	51.0 (8.9)	43.8 (13.1)	0.03^{^**}
SF-12 Mental	Week 2	47.4 (11.9)	51.1 (15.6)	0.26
	Week 5	51.3 (11.4)	49.5 (14.8)	0.59
	Week 12	50.8 (9.7)	50.8 (13.1)	0.48
	Week 26	54.0 (5.5)	50.9 (12.1)	1.00
Days in bed	Week 2	0.43 (0.8)	1.5 (2.8)	0.24
	Week 5	0.2 (0.8)	1.8 (2.7)	0.87
	Week 12	0.0 (0.0)	1.7 (2.9)	0.96
	Week 26	0.0 (0.0)	1.7 (2.9)	0.96
Days at home	Week 2	1.6 (2.7)	1.8 (2.1)	0.52
	Week 5	0.9 (2.2)	1.8 (2.1)	1.00
	Week 12	0.0 (0.0)	1.2 (2.0)	0.96
	Week 26	0.0 (0.0)	2.0 (2.4)	0.64
Reduced activity days	Week 2	2.6 (2.9)	2.5 (2.7)	0.60
	Week 5	2.0 (2.9)	2.3 (2.9)	0.83
	Week 12	0.4 (0.9)	1.8 (1.7)	0.74
	Week 26	0.1 (0.4)	2.3 (2.9)	0.33
Satisfaction with usual care^{^b} (% excellent)	Week 2	2 (14%)	1 (20%)
	Week 5	1 (7%)	2 (33%)
	Week 12	1 (7%)	2 (33%)
	Week 26	1 (7%)	2 (33%)
Satisfaction with integrated care (% excellent	Week 2	6 (46%)
	Week 5	13 (93%)
	Week 12	12 (86%)
	Week 26	11 (79%)

^aMean (standard deviation) for each outcome score.

^bFor both study groups: Usual Care, and Integrated Care plus Usual Care.

^*p-Value based on change from baseline.

^**p-Value statistically significant (p<0.05).

SF-12, Medical Outcomes Study Short-Form.