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Table 4 Reference values baseline PDI scores

From: The interpretation of change score of the pain disability index after vocational rehabilitation is baseline dependent

Diagnosis

N

PDI score

Mean (SD)

Source

Chronic musculoskeletal pain

351

34.7 (11.7)

Present study

General population

2510

6.8 (11.4)

Mewes 2009 [31]

Acute back pain

178

38.0 (15.9)

Soer 2013 [6]

Chronic back pain

242

34.6 (13.8)

Soer 2012 [8]

Chronic low back pain

425

36.5 (13.8)

Soer 2013 [6]

Chronic pain

4867

38.9 (13.3)

Köke 2017 [13]

Widespread pain

365

41.4 (10.9)

Soer 2013 [6]

Pain average past week (0–10)

 Patients with pain score 1–4

589

27.6 (13)

Köke 2017 [13]

 Patients with pain score 5–6

1291

34.7 (11.5)

Köke 2017 [13]

 Patients with pain score 7–10

2759

43.2 (12.2)

Köke 2017 [13]

  1. PDI pain disability index, SD standard deviation