Table 3 Perception of pain during CWI (agreeable, neutral, and disagreeable) and water temperature on 7 point scale (from cold − 3; neutral 0; to warm 3) in total sample N = 29 (F − females N = 14; M − males N = 15)
Cold perception (F;M) | Pain perception (frequency distribution − number) (F;M) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
(median from − 3 to 3) | Agreeable | Neutral | Disagreeable | |
CW8—1st recovery | − 2 (− 3; − 2) | 0 (0;0) | 5 (2;3) | 24 (12;12) |
CW8—2nd recovery | − 2 (− 2.5; − 1) | 0 (0;0) | 11 (3;8) | 18 (11;7) |
CW15—1st recovery | 0 (0;0) | 12 (5;7) | 15 (2;8) | 2 (2;0) |
CW15—2nd recovery | 1 (− 0.5; − 1) | 11 (2;9) | 13 (8;5) | 5 (4;1) |