Pain Intensity Is Not Always Associated with Poorer Health Status: Exploring the Moderating Role of Spouse Personality
Table 2
Moderation analysis of neuroticism in the relationship between pain intensity and Physical Functioning.
Block
Independent variables
β
95% CI
t
p
R2
F
p
1
Patient age
−0.22
−0.62, −0.13
−3.01
0.003
0.104
4.05
<0.001
Patient sex
<0.01
−6.24, 6.40
0.02
0.981
Pain duration
−0.08
−0.70, 0.17
−1.21
0.229
Educational level
0.03
−4.93, 8.14
0.49
0.628
Patient N
−0.01
−0.43, 0.37
−0.13
0.899
Patient E
0.15
0.03, 0.87
2.12
0.035
Patient C
0.06
−0.28, 0.66
0.80
0.424
2
Patient pain intensity
−0.45
−8.94, −4.73
−6.41
<0.001
0.138
30.25
<0.001
3
Spouse N
−0.01
−0.35, 0.39
0.12
0.907
<0.001
<0.01
0.969
4
Spouse N ∗ patient pain
0.19
0.08, 0.54
2.65
0.009
0.021
7.01
0.009
Note. R2 is adjusted. R2 and F refer to changes in each block. Reported beta values are standardized and correspond to the final model. N, neuroticism; E, extraversion; C, conscientiousness.