Description of Table 2:
Pain treatments, ordered by efficacy ratings.
42 respondents had tried surgery. Surgery's mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was
5.55 and
its standard deviation was 3.25.
100 respondents had tried prescription drugs. Prescription drugs' mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 4.99 and their standard deviation was 2.20.
41 respondents had tried massage. Massage's mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 4.56 and its standard deviation was 2.23.
48
respondents had tried stress management. Stress management's mean efficacy
rating
on the ten-point scale was 3.81 and its standard deviation was 2.35.
67
respondents
had tried pacing activities. The mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale for
pacing
activities was 3.76 and its standard deviation was 1.88.
46 respondents had tried physical therapy. Physical therapy's mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 3.74 and its standard deviation was 1.98.
72 respondents had tried home-based exercise. Home-based exercise's mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 3.67 and its standard deviation was 1.78.
79 respondents had tried non-prescription drugs. Non-prescription drugs' mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 3.62 and their standard deviation was 2.29.
28 respondents had tried herbal remedies. Herbal remedies' mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 3.57 and their standard deviation was 2.41.
52 respondents had tried lifting/moving techniques. Lifting/moving techniques' mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 3.52 and their standard deviation was 1.90.
10 respondents had tried facility-based exercise.
Facility-based
exercise's mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 3.00 and its standard
deviation was 2.21.
Three respondents had tried acupuncture. Acupuncture's mean efficacy rating on the ten-point scale was 1.33 and its standard deviation was .577.
