Simple pain measures reveal psycho-social pathology in patients with Crohn’s disease

Table 3 Scores of the social questionnaires of the Crohn’s disease cohort

Variables	Total cohort	Internet Questionnaire	Hardcopy Questionnaire	P value1
	mean ± SD	mean ± SD	mean ± SD
	Median (min-max) (IQR)	Median (min-max) (IQR)	Median (min-max) (IQR)
MOS Short-Form Survey Instrument
Physical health	42.09 ± 10.76	40.88 ± 10.41	42.72 ± 10.90	0.041
Mental health	41.99 ± 11.33	39.23 ± 11.36	43.42 ± 11.05	< 0.001
Short Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire, total score	46.33 ± 13.83	42.02 ± 13.38	48.84 ± 13.48	< 0.001
SWLS	22.06 ± 7.64	20.81 ± 7.92	22.82 ± 7.37	0.004
	23 (5-35) (16-28)	21.0 (5-35) (15-27)	24.0 (5-35) (17-29)
GSI	0.98 ± 0.75	1.11 ± 0.80	0.90 ± 0.70	0.002
	0.79 (0-3.92) (0.38-1.47)	0.9 (0.0-3.9) (0.4-1.6)	0.7 (0.0-3.2) (0.4-1.3)
FAD	1.81 ± 0.55	1.90 ± 0.56	1.75 ± 0.53	0.001
	1.75 (1.0-4.0) (1.33-2.17)	1.9 (1.0-4.0) (1.4-2.3)	1.7 (1.0-4.0) (1.3-2.1)
COPE: Emotion-focused strategies	24.23 ± 5.88	24.50 ± 5.77	24.07 ± 5.94	0.340
	24.5 (3-40) (20-29)	25 (6-39) (20-29)	24 (3-40) (20-28)
COPE: Problem-focused strategies	16.10 ± 4.74	16.82 ± 4.51	15.67 ± 4.83	0.004
	16 (3-24) (13-20)	17 (4-24) (14-20)	16 (3-24) (12-19)
COPE: Dysfunctional Strategies	22.28 ± 5.93	23.41 ± 5.86	21.60 ± 5.87	0.000
	22 (6-42) (18-26)	23 (8-41) (20-27)	21 (6-42) (17-25)
WPAI: Absenteeism (%)	8.81 ± 19.26	11.12 ± 20.77	7.36 ± 18.16	0.021
	0 (0-100) (0-8.35)	0 (0-100.0) (0-15.2)	0 (0-100) (0-1.6)
WPAI: Presenteeism (%)	29.16 ± 30.20	31.52 ± 30.44	27.54 ± 30.00	0.119
	20 (0-100) (0-50)	20 (0-100.0) (10.0-55.0)	20.0 (0-100) (0-50)
WPAI: Work productivity loss (%)	29.19 ± 30.38	33.60 ± 31.57	26.50 ± 29.38	0.025
	20 (0-100) (0-50)	21.2 (0-100) (10-60)	20.0 (0-100) (0-40.7)
WPAI: Activity impairment (%)	33.92 ± 30.61	37.60 ± 30.86	31.74 ± 30.30	0.021
	30 (0-100) (10-60)	30 (0-100) (10-60)	20.0 (0-100) (0-50)

¹Statistical differences between internet and hardcopy source of questionnaires. SWLS: Satisfaction with Life Scale; GSI: Global Severity Index; FAD: McMaster Family Assessment Device; COPE: Brief Cope Inventory; WPAI: Work Productivity and Activity Impairment Questionnaire.