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A multiple baseline single-case experimental design
Table 3 shows which baseline IPs dimensions reached the threshold score, as one of the inclusion criteria, per patient.
Table 3: IPs dimension inclusion criteria per patients’ exceeded threshold
Patient
IP-dimension
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Consequences
Timeline
Personal Control
Treatment Control
Identity
Concern
Coherence
Emotional Response
= exceeded threshold
Table 4 a synthesis of the applied treatment packages is reported. The duration average of phase B was 8 weeks, with a minimum of 3 weeks and a maximum of 15 weeks . The number of treatment sessions varied from 3 to 10. Participating physiotherapists applied a combina- tion of treatments strategies, as described in Appendix B, within one treatment session. The cognitive strategy was the most frequently reported strategy.
Table 4: Duration phase B and synthesis of interventions per participating patient
Treatment strategy*
patient
Gender
Age
Duration Phase B (in weeks)
Number of treatments
Cognitive strategy
Operant strategy
Classical conditioning
1
Male
74
6
7
6
2
2
2
Male
40
15
9
-
-
-
3
Female
43
8
5
5
4
4
4
Male
49
9
5
3
1
4
5
Male
49
8
7
5
4
3
6
Female
25
8
5
5
2
2
7
Female
40
7
10
9
5
6
8
Male
66
8
6
4
3
4
9
Female
30
3
3
3
1
2
* Number of times each treatment strategy was applied during treatment phase B, self-reported by physiotherapist.
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