Research Article

Validation and Clinical Application of a Biopsychosocial Model of Pain Intensity and Functional Disability in Patients with a Pediatric Chronic Pain Condition Referred to a Subspecialty Clinic

Table 3

Regression coefficients for significant predictors of patient self-reported pain intensity and self-reported functional disability. (Total sample ( )).

Dependent variablePPQ ScoreFDI Functional Disability Score
Independent variableBeta-coefficient valueBeta-coefficient value

Patient chronic pain intensity (PPQ Pain Score)0.104 (0.025, 0.18)0.025
Patient anxiety (RCMAS-2 Score)1.01 (0.37, 1.65)0.0020.31 (0.048, 0.57)0.021
Patient pain coping (PCQ Approach Score)4.22 (1.06, 7.38)0.009
Parent functional disability (BPI-SF Pain Interference Score)0.98 (0.12, 1.85)0.027

FDI: Functional Disability Inventory; PPQ: Pediatric Pain Questionnaire; RCMAS-2: Revised Children’s Manifest Anxiety Scale, Second Edition; PCQ: Pain Coping Questionnaire; BPI-SF: Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form.
Numbers in parentheses represent the 95% confidence intervals for reported point estimates.