Table 5

Results for testing the effects for outcome measures with respect to the factors "Hospital", "Diagnostic subgroup" as well as to the interaction term adjusted for covariates (Analysis of Covariance); - not significant, + p < 0.10, * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01

Outcome measures

Factor "Hospital"

Factor "diagnostic subgroup"

Interaction "Hosp. X Subgroup"

Discharge

6-m follow-up

Discharge

6-m follow-up

Discharge

6-m follow-up

Pain intensity#

-

-

*

-

-

-

Pain affective#

-

-

-

-

-

-

Depression#

-

-

+

-

-

-

Global assessment of success

** 1,2

-

*

-

-

-

Pain disability#

-

-

-

Physical health#

+

-

-

Mental health#

+

-

-

Days with headache#

-

+

-

Days with analgetics#

-

+

-

Sense of coherence#

-

-

-

Satisfaction with health#

-

-

-

Healthy food#

-

-

-

Physical activity#

-

-

-

Coping with stress#

* 2

-

-

Using self-help#

** 1,3

**

-

Patients satisfaction scores:

Nurses care

-

-

-

Physicians care

** 1,2

-

-

Other therapies

** 2,3

-

-

Health promoting

** 2,3

-

-

Hospital's equipment

** 1,2

-

-

Diverse aspects

*

-

-

Information

-

-

-

Satisfaction sum score

* 3

-

-

#Differences from baseline

Posteriori comparisons (p < .05, Bonferroni adjusted) between hospitals: 1A-B 2B-C 3A-C

Melchart et al. BMC Health Services Research 2008 8:13   doi:10.1186/1472-6963-8-13

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