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Table 2 Usual, desired, expected, and successful outcome domain distributions for total data distributions

From: Patient-defined desired outcome, success criteria, and expectation in outpatient physical therapy: a longitudinal assessment

Domain

Level

Pretreatment

Meana (SD)

Post-treatment

Meana (SD)

t

P

Pain

Usual Levels

42.1 (28.1)

21.3 (23.5)

11.4

.001

Desired Levels

5.2 (14.2)

   

Expected Levels

11.8 (18.5)

   

Success Levels

13.9 (18.8)

14.6 (23.3)

–.34

.735

Fatigue

Usual Levels

31.5 (27.3)

17.8 (22.9)

8.1

.001

Desired Levels

5.5 (12.9)

   

Expected Levels

12.7 (18.7)

   

Success Levels

13.9 (17.6)

12.5 (20.6)

.71

.482

Emotional Distress

Usual Levels

25.7 (27.1)

12.4 (20.1)

8.6

.001

Desired Levels

4.0 (11.5)

   

Expected Levels

8.3 (15.8)

   

Success Levels

9.3 (15.4)

9.5 (19.7)

–.09

.932

Interference with Daily Activities

Usual Levels

46.7 (31.3)

21.8 (25.4)

9.7

.001

Desired Levels

6.2 (19.3)

   

Expected Levels

10.3 (18.8)

   

Success Levels

12 (19.5)

10.6 (20.9)

.72

.476

  1. aNumerical rating scale = 0–100