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. 2013 Dec 26;11:216. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-11-216

Table 2.

Sense of coherence and major depression as predictors of pain specific outcomes and health-related quality of life in patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain

Outcome (pain or HRQoL)
Adjusted (step 1) A
Adjusted (step 2) B
Adjusted (step 2) B
Strong SOC as the predictor
Strong SOC as the predictor
Absence of major depression as the predictor
  Beta SE T-value P Beta SE T-value P Beta SE T-value P
BPI severity
−.064
.233
−0.27
.784
.178
.241
0.74
.461
-.880
.271
−3.25
.001
BPI interference
−.576
.292
−1.97
.050
.018
.282
.06
.949
−2.16
.317
−6.82
<.0001
ASES pain self-efficacy
1.245
.272
4.58
<.0001
.702
.263
2.67
.008
1.98
.296
6.68
<.0001
CSQ pain catastrophizing
−5.36
1.035
−5.18
<.0001
−2.95
0.968
−3.04
.003
−8.79
1.09
−8.07
<.0001
SF-36 general health
11.059
3.408
3.24
.001
7.503
3.514
2.14
.034
12.943
3.954
3.27
.001
SF-36 vitality
14.784
2.673
5.53
<.0001
10.683
2.685
3.98
<.0001
14.923
3.020
4.94
<.0001
SF-36 social functioning
20.589
3.415
6.03
<.0001
12.924
3.226
4.01
<.0001
27.897
3.629
7.69
<.0001
SF-12 mental component 12.083 1.433 8.38 <.0001 8.280 1.298 6.38 <.0001 13.839 1.461 9.48 <.0001

AStep 1: Adjusted for age, sex, race, sociodemographic disadvantage index, medical comorbidity.

BStep 2: Adjusted for variables in step 1, plus major depression.

Note: SOC = Sense of Coherence; BPI = Brief Pain Inventory; ASES = Arthritis Self-Efficacy Scale; CSQ = Catastrophizing Strategies Questionnaire; SF-36 = the 36-item Short-Form Health Survey; SF-12 =.