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Table 3 Means and standard deviations of the 8 MPI-S scales in each MPI subgroup.

From: Life satisfaction in patients with long-term non-malignant pain – relating LiSat-11 to the Multidimensional Pain Inventory (MPI)

MPI-S scale

Cluster

Mean

SD

F

DF

p <

Pain severity

ID

4.34

0.79

21.84

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

4.44

0.85

   
 

AC

3.37

0.85

   

Interference

ID

4.60

0.73

85.68

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

4.49

0.72

   
 

AC

2.84

0.62

   

Life control

ID

2.41

0.94

29.11

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

2.63

1.00

   
 

AC

3.89

0.84

   

Affective distress

ID

3.75

1.14

33.32

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

3.45

1.07

   
 

AC

1.94

1.13

   

Social support

ID

3.06

1.27

56.59

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

4.61

0.96

   
 

AC

3.69

1.48

   

Punishing responses

ID

2.79

1.36

57.09

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

1.01

0.98

   
 

AC

1.25

1.34

   

Solicitous response

ID

1.68

0.94

78.69

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

3.59

1.13

   
 

AC

2.29

1.22

   

Distract responses

ID

1.29

0.96

58.22

2/245

0.001

 

DYS

2.91

1.07

   
 

AC

2.04

1.13

   
  1. Univariate ANOVA's and p-values. ID = interpersonal distressed, DYS = dysfunctional, AC = active copers.