Table 3: The relationships between psychophysical QSTs and patient factors with either pain, function or health status (n=44).
|
Pain |
Function |
Health Status |
|
SPADI- Pain |
NRS of Pain |
PainCS |
FIT-HaNSA |
SPADI -Disability |
Quick-DASH |
SF12-PCS |
SF12-MCS |
QST variables |
PPThSh |
-.07 |
-.01 |
-.11 |
.31* |
-.23 |
-.24 |
.11 |
.17 |
PPToSh |
-.24 |
-.24 |
-.29 |
.32* |
-.36* |
-.34 |
.22 |
.19 |
PPThT |
-.08 |
-.07 |
-.10 |
.40** |
-.25 |
-.22 |
.11 |
.18 |
PPToT |
-.14 |
-.14 |
-.20 |
.44** |
-.32* |
-.23 |
.07 |
.29 |
VTD3 |
.14 |
-.24 |
-.12 |
-.25 |
.09 |
.07 |
-.11 |
.19 |
VTD5 |
.16 |
.50** |
-.10 |
-.34* |
.17 |
.22 |
-.24 |
.17 |
CPTD3 |
.04 |
.06 |
-.16 |
-.02 |
-.06 |
.16 |
-.16 |
.01 |
CPTD5 |
.12 |
.21 |
-.14 |
.21 |
.004 |
-.07 |
.13 |
.16 |
CPTSh |
.16 |
.10 |
.14 |
-.22 |
.21 |
.18 |
-.22 |
-.15 |
Patient Factors |
Age |
.31* |
.38* |
-.001 |
-.48** |
.57** |
.40** |
-.30 |
.08 |
Comorbidity |
31* |
.31* |
.37* |
-35* |
.46** |
.42** |
-.40** |
-.43** |
Abbreviations and Symbols: CPTD3, Current Perception Threshold at digit 3 (middle finger); CPTD5, Current Perception Threshold at digit 5 (little finger); CPTSh, Current Perception Threshold at Shoulder (mid-deltoid); DASH, Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand; FIT-HaNSA, (Functional Impairment Test-Head and Neck, Shoulder, Arm); MCS, Mental Component Summary; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; PainCS, Pain Catastrophizing Scale; PCS, Physical Component Summary; PPThSh, Pressure Pain Threshold at Shoulder (mid-deltoid); PPThT, Pressure Pain Threshold at Tibia (Shinbone); PPToSh, Pressure Pain Tolerance at Shoulder (mid-deltoid); PPToT, Pressure Pain Tolerance at Tibia (Shinbone); QST, Quantitative Sensory Testing; SF12, Short Form 12-item health survey version 2; SPADI, Shoulder Pain and Disability Index; VTD3, Vibration Threshold at digit 3 (middle finger); VTD5, Vibration Threshold at digit 5 (little finger); ** Correlation (Pearson's r) is significant at 0.01 level; * Correlation is significant at 0.05 level. Significant correlations are bolded.