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. 2025 Apr 28;6:1547540. doi: 10.3389/fpain.2025.1547540

Table 3.

Results of mediation analysis.

Dependent Variable N Mediator Results for indirect effects (a*b)
Point-Estimate (SE) 95% CI
LL, UL
Pain intensity 141 Psychological inflexibility .212 (.114) .006, .461
Depression 144 Psychological inflexibility 1.051 (.302) .516, 1.689
Pain interference 145 Psychological inflexibility .301 (.073) .172, .457
Total number of health care visits 142 Psychological inflexibility 3.963 (1.842) .842, 8.091
Total cost of health care visits (SEK) 116 Psychological inflexibility 452.707 (3,854.575) −6,786.016, 8,654.477
Total number of compensated sick days 124 Psychological inflexibility 16.598 (12.009) −6.546, 41.309
Total cost of compensated sick days (SEK) 124 Psychological inflexibility 8,199.991 (5,855.827) −2,810.776, 20,627.030

LL, lower limit; UL, upper limit.

The indirect effect is statistically significant if the confidence interval (CI) does not include zero.