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Table 3 Baseline Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire: subscale totals

From: Patient-directed self-management of pain (PaDSMaP) compared to treatment as usual following total knee replacement; a randomised controlled trial

Beliefs about Medicines Questionnaire:

TAU

n = 69 unless stated

PaDSMaP

n = 68 unless stated

All

n = 137 unless stated

Specific Needs

17.4 (4.5) n = 64

17.8 (5.1) n = 63

17.6 (4.8) n = 127

Specific Concerns

13.3 (4.1) n = 64

11.2 (4.0) n = 63

12.3 (4.2) n = 127

General Overuse

11.2 (2.6) n = 63

10.3 (3.0) n = 63

10.7 (2.9) n = 126

General Harm

9.7 (2.4) n = 63

9.2 (2.7) n = 63

9.4 (2.6) n = 126

  1. Abbreviations: PaDSMaP Patient-directed self-management of pain; TAU treatment as usual