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. 2020 Oct 4;7(10):165. doi: 10.3390/children7100165

Table 4.

Analyses of covariance (ANCOVA) results by diagnostic uncertainty, controlling for child age and gender.

Variable N Certain
(M, SD)
Uncertain
(M, SD)
F df p
Parent Diagnostic Uncertainty
Average Pain Intensity 109 5.63 (2.15) 6.07 (1.54) 1.529 1, 105 0.232
Child Pain Catastrophizing 82 22.70 (11.27) 25.40 (9.32) 1.446 1, 78 0.221
Child Functional Disability 107 20.43 (10.20) 24.36 (11.15) 2.639 1, 103 0.107
Child Fear of Pain 82 19.76 (8.09) 23.73 (4.94) 5.987 1, 78 0.017
Fear of Pain 81 6.84 (3.89) 8.23 (2.30) 3.225 1, 77 0.076
Activity Avoidance 82 12.83 (5.49) 15.50 (3.62) 5.601 1, 78 0.020
Child Pain Acceptance 86 16.64 (4.63) 15.34 (5.09) 1.518 1, 82 0.221
Pain Willingness 86 6.90 (3.02) 5.71 (3.59) 3.014 1, 82 0.086
Activity Engagement 86 9.84 (2.92) 9.58 (3.16) 0.105 1, 82 0.747
Parent Pain Catastrophizing 88 22.37 (9.89) 21.86 (10.09) 0.050 1, 84 0.824
Parent Psychological Flexibility 122 34.44 (8.81) 37.28 (8.55) 3.250 1, 118 0.074
Value Based Action 121 11.27 (3.18) 11.62 (2.79) 0.503 1, 117 0.480
Emotional Acceptance 121 15.39 (5.34) 16.63 (4.97) 1.768 1, 117 0.186
Pain Willingness 121 7.71 (3.18) 8.98 (3.40) 3.967 1, 117 0.049
Child Diagnostic Uncertainty
Average Pain Intensity 91 5.53 (1.99) 5.66 (1.84) 0.477 1, 87 0.492
Child Pain Catastrophizing 65 23.60 (10.79) 22.00 (9.05) 0.900 1, 61 0.347
Child Functional Disability 91 20.67 (10.03) 22.22 (11.23) 0.402 1, 87 0.528
Child Fear of Pain 65 21.12 (7.25) 20.73 (6.37) 0.730 1, 61 0.396
Fear of Pain 64 7.74 (3.37) 6.77 (2.91) 2.624 1, 60 0.111
Activity Avoidance 65 13.29 (5.15) 13.97 (4.46) 0.001 1, 61 0.970
Child Pain Acceptance 89 16.67 (4.16) 15.55 (5.37) 1.477 1, 85 0.228
Pain Willingness 89 6.68 (2.65) 6.19 (3.83) 0.353 1, 85 0.554
Activity Engagement 89 10.11 (2.71) 9.33 (3.21) 2.430 1, 85 0.123

Bold number means they have reached the threshold for significance.