Table 7: Pain noted during the previous 24 hours that interfered with study participants’ social activities and their engagement with others.
Pain Interference |
Control |
PTSD |
p value |
General Activity |
10/39 (25.6%) |
11/19 (57.9%) |
0.016 |
Mood |
10/39 (25.6%) |
12/19 (63.2%) |
0.006 |
Walking ability |
10/39 (25.6%) |
9/19 (47.4%) |
0.098 |
Normal work |
9/39 (23.1%) |
11/19 (57.9%) |
0.009 |
Relations with other people |
7/39 (17.9%) |
10/19 (52.6%) |
0.006 |
Enjoyment of life |
10/39 (25.6%) |
12/19 (63.2%) |
0.006 |
A chi square (χ2) test was used for categorical variables and a p < 0.05 was considered significant.