Loss in Executive Functioning Best Explains Changes in Pain Responsiveness in Patients with Dementia-Related Cognitive Decline

Table 3

Linear regressions analyses (forward selection) predicting variances in pain responsiveness (NFR threshold and facial responses).

Significant predictors	Criterion: NRF threshold			Criterion: facial response
	Intellectual abilities/executive function	.411	.169	<.001	−.393	.154	.001
Excluded
orientation	.060		.663	.026		.852
Memory	.220		.129	−.058		.697
Apraxia and aphasia	.195		.177	−.137		.355
Information processing speed	−.112		.409	.088		.521