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. 2016 Oct 28;7:1689. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2016.01689

Table 4.

Description of attributions of the effect between pain, sleep and mood (N = 291).

Attributions when symptoms worsen Level of effect (%)

Mean (from -2 to 2) SD Much worse A bit worse No change A bit better Much better
When my pain is worse than usual, my sleep becomes… -1.4 0.6 49.1 40.9 6.5 0.0 0.0
When my pain is worse than usual, my mood becomes… -0.9 0.6 14.4 56.4 24.1 0.3 0.0
When my sleep is poorer than usual, my pain becomes… -0.6 0.7 11.3 32.6 51.9 0.3 0.0
When my sleep is poorer than usual, my mood becomes… -0.7 0.7 11.3 45.7 37.5 0.3 0.0
When my mood is worse than usual, my pain becomes… -0.4 0.6 7.9 22.0 64.3 0.0 0.0
When my mood is worse than usual, my sleep becomes… -0.7 0.7 13.4 38.5 41.2 0.3 0.0

Attributions when symptoms improve Level of effect (%)

Mean (from -2 to 2) SD Much better A bit better No change A bit worse Much Worse

When my pain is weaker than usual, my sleep becomes… 0.7 0.9 17.5 39.2 30.6 6.5 0.3
When my pain is weaker than usual, my mood becomes… 0.8 0.8 21.6 30.2 40.5 1.4 0.3
When my sleep is better than usual, my pain becomes… 0.4 0.7 7.6 27.8 56.4 2.7 1.4
When my sleep is better than usual, my mood becomes… 0.7 0.8 18.9 28.2 46.4 1.0 0.3
When my mood is better than usual, my pain becomes… 0.2 0.5 2.7 13.7 74.9 2.1 0.7
When my mood is better than usual, my sleep becomes… 0.3 0.6 4.5 23.4 63.2 3.1 0.0