Table 7 Differences in Treatment Interest and Refusal Among Motives and Preference Groups
Group 1: Low Pain-Related Facilitators | Group 2: High Motivation and Interest | Group 3: Low Behavior Reduction Outcome Preference | Group 4: High Pain-Related Facilitators, Low Social Motives | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Overall | n = 106 | n = 112 | n = 128 | n = 66 | p | ||
Which of these treatments would you be interested in trying? | |||||||
Acupuncture/Acupressure | 48% (198) | 28% (30) | 45% (50) | 59% (76) | 64% (42) | < 0.001 | |
Yoga | 32% (131) | 22% (23) | 34% (38) | 35% (45) | 38% (25) | 0.072 | |
Tai Chi | 23% (95) | 13% (14) | 23% (26) | 25% (32) | 35% (23) | 0.010 | |
Mindfulness/ Meditation/ Guided relaxation | 36% (150) | 15% (16) | 42% (47) | 43% (55) | 48% (32) | < 0.001 | |
Massage | 44% (183) | 26% (28) | 36% (40) | 55% (71) | 67% (44) | < 0.001 | |
Cupping | 19% (77) | 9% (9) | 21% (24) | 19% (24) | 30% (20) | 0.003 | |
Physical therapy/ Exercise | 41% (170) | 24% (25) | 37% (41) | 52% (67) | 56% (37) | < 0.001 | |
Chiropractic/ Adjustment/ Manipulation | 26% (109) | 18% (19) | 24% (27) | 27% (34) | 44% (29) | 0.002 | |
Mental health therapy or counseling (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy) | 25% (102) | 10% (11) | 22% (25) | 33% (42) | 36% (24) | < 0.001 | |
Nutrition-based program (e.g., diet or supplements) | 33% (134) | 13% (14) | 29% (32) | 41% (52) | 55% (36) | < 0.001 | |
Psychedelics (e.g., psilocybin) | 14% (59) | 4% (4) | 11% (12) | 18% (23) | 30% (20) | < 0.001 | |
Herbal remedies | 33% (135) | 15% (16) | 31% (35) | 41% (53) | 47% (31) | < 0.001 | |
Cannabis/ Marijuana | 25% (101) | 11% (12) | 18% (20) | 37% (47) | 33% (22) | < 0.001 | |
Non-opioid medication | 26% (108) | 10% (11) | 12% (14) | 43% (55) | 42% (28) | < 0.001 | |
Opioid medication | 18% (74) | 16% (17) | 11% (12) | 23% (29) | 24% (16) | 0.047 | |
Patient education/ Information on pain conditions | 20% (82) | 4% (4) | 14% (16) | 33% (42) | 30% (20) | < 0.001 | |
What treatments would you refuse to try? | |||||||
Acupuncture/Acupressure | 7% (30) | 7% (7) | 5% (5) | 9% (12) | 9% (6) | 0.500 | |
Yoga | 12% (49) | 10% (11) | 12% (14) | 12% (15) | 14% (9) | > 0.9 | |
Tai Chi | 10% (41) | 11% (12) | 6% (7) | 12% (15) | 11% (7) | 0.500 | |
Mindfulness/ Meditation/ Guided relaxation | 6% (24) | 9% (9) | 2% (2) | 9% (11) | 3% (2) | 0.051 | |
Massage | 4% (18) | 9% (9) | 3% (3) | 5% (6) | 0% (0) | 0.041 | |
Cupping | 14% (57) | 7% (7) | 8% (9) | 20% (26) | 23% (15) | < 0.001 | |
Physical therapy/ Exercise | 4% (17) | 6% (6) | 2% (2) | 6% (7) | 3% (2) | 0.400 | |
Chiropractic/ Adjustment/ Manipulation | 12% (50) | 7% (7) | 2% (2) | 27% (34) | 11% (7) | < 0.001 | |
Mental health therapy or counseling (e.g., cognitive behavioral therapy; acceptance and commitment therapy) | 7% (29) | 9% (10) | 3% (3) | 9% (12) | 6% (4) | 0.120 | |
Nutrition-based program (e.g., diet or supplements) | 3% (11) | 4% (4) | 1% (1) | 3% (4) | 3% (2) | 0.600 | |
Psychedelics (e.g., psilocybin) | 41% (169) | 18% (19) | 47% (53) | 52% (67) | 45% (30) | < 0.001 | |
Herbal remedies | 8% (33) | 14% (15) | 1% (1) | 12% (15) | 3% (2) | < 0.001 | |
Cannabis/ Marijuana | 35% (143) | 40% (42) | 44% (49) | 27% (35) | 26% (17) | 0.014 | |
Non-opioid medication | 10% (39) | 15% (16) | 14% (16) | 4% (5) | 3% (2) | 0.002 | |
Opioid medication | 28% (116) | 16% (17) | 20% (22) | 39% (50) | 41% (27) | < 0.001 | |
Patient education/ Information on pain conditions | 4% (16) | 6% (6) | 2% (2) | 6% (7) | 2% (1) | 0.300 | |