Research Progress Report #21
description of table 3
Logistic Regression Predicting Treatment Choice from Survey 2. The Predictors on Survey 1 were “Pain Limitation” and “Quality of Life”. The treatments used by at least 25% of respondents on Survey 1 were “stress management”, “physical therapy”, “home exercises”, “surgery”, and “home modification” (such as a new bed). Of these, pain limitation on survey 1 was predictive only of surgery: odds ratio of 1.044, 95% confidence interval of 1.011 to 1.078. Quality of life at survey 1 was predictive of the other four treatments, but not of surgery. For these four treatments, the odds ratio and 95% confidence interval were: stress management, odds ratio of .709, 95% confidence interval of .541 to .930. Physical therapy: odds ratio of .729, 95% confidence interval of .559 to .952. Home exercises: odds ratio of .740, 95% confidence interval of .550 to .998. Home modification: odds ratio of .640, 95% confidence interval of .482 to .850.
Predictors on Survey 2 were again “Pain Limitation” and “Quality of Life”. The treatments used by at least 25% of respondents on Survey 2 were “pacing activities”, “stress management”, “physical therapy”, “home exercises”, and “massage”. Pain limitation was predictive of pacing activities and massage. Pacing activities: odds ratio of 1.041, 95% confidence interval of 1.006 to 1.078. Massage: odds ratio of 1.035, 95% confidence interval of 1.000 to 1.071. Quality of life on survey 2 predicted stress management, physical therapy and home exercises. Stress management: odds ratio of .715, 95% confidence interval of .546 to .937. Physical therapy: odds ratio of .752, 95% confidence interval of .578 to .977. Home exercises: odds ratio of .632, 95% confidence interval of .456 to .875.