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

Table 4

Linear regressions analyses (blockwise) showing the predictive power of “intellectual abilities/executive function” to explain variance in pain responsiveness (NFR threshold and facial responses) after controlling for (a) the general cognitive functioning and (b) memory functioning.

Step	Predictor	Criterion: NRF threshold					Criterion: facial response
				Total		()			Total		()
(a)
1	MMSE	.356	3.136	.126	.126	.003	−.279	−2.378	.078	.078	.020
2	Intellectual abilities/executive function	.315	2.081	.179	.053	.041	−.377	−2.444	.154	.077	.017
(b)
1	Memory	.394	3.533	.155	.155	.001	−.286	−2.443	.082	.082	.017
2	Intellectual abilities/executive function	.278	1.971	.204	.049	.046	−.355	−2.409	.156	.074	.019