Table 2.
Attention scores according to BPI pain severity clinical cutpoint groups and interference subscales a in adults aged 71 and older, MOBILIZE Boston Study II
| BPI Pain Severity | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TEA Subtests c | None or least pain | Mild pain | Moderate to severe pain | p-valuea | |
| N | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Telephone Search Test | 335 | 4.83 (2.34) | 5.54 (3.62) | 5.87 (3.48) | 0.03 |
| Map search | 334 | 38.22 (16.41) | 33.54 (15.50) | 31.22 (13.75) | 0.002 |
| The Telephone Search While Counting Test | 309 | 11.26 (14.22) | 9.72 (10.52) | 14.31 (19.98) | 0.37 |
| Dual task decrement score | 306 | 6.78 (13.43) | 4.66 (9.61) | 9.26 (18.65) | 0.52 |
| Visual elevator | 298 | 4.32 (1.16) | 4.58 (1.84) | 4.50 (1.35) | 0.33 |
| BPI Interference | |||||
| None or least interference | Mild interference | Moderate to severe interference | p-value* | ||
| N | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Telephone Search Test | 335 | 4.83(2.23) | 5.85(3.97) | 6.41(4.37) | 0.001 |
| Map search | 334 | 37.66(15.53) | 31.45(16.02) | 29.67(13.77) | 0.001 |
| The Telephone Search While Counting Test | 309 | 10.25(12.57) | 10.82(12.04) | 14.42(20.05) | 0.09 |
| Dual task decrement score | 306 | 5.63(11.72) | 5.57(11.18) | 9.16(18.72) | 0.16 |
| Visual elevator | 298 | 4.38(1.43) | 4.64(1.81) | 4.57(1.52) | 0.27 |
Generalized linear models tested unadjusted associations between BPI clinical cut-points and TEA scores; P-value, test for trend (F test) entering pain severity and interference tertiles as ordinal variables in the models.
TEA subtests, 5 scales: selective attention (Telephone Search Test, Map search), sustained attention (The Telephone Search While Counting Test), divided attention (Dual task decrement score) and attentional switching (Visual elevator test).
For all subscales, lower scores indicate better performance except the Map search.
BPI Pain Severity clinical cutpoint groups
0–0.99: none or least pain; 1–3.99: mild pain; 4–10: moderate to severe pain