Relationship between behavioural coping strategies and acceptance in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome: Elucidating targets of interventions

Table 2 Hierarchical regression analyses examining prediction of Pain, Number of symptoms, General functioning, Fibromyalgia impact, Anxiety and Depression after controlling for Coping strategies

Predictor	β (final)	ΔR ²	p<	R ²
Pain
1. Task persistence	-0.15	0.11	0.001
Resting	0.09	0.051	0.01	0.16
2. Activity engagement	-0.22	0.050	0.01
Pain willingness	-0.19	0.030	0.01	0.24
Number of symptoms
1. Relaxation	0.26	0.074	0.001	0.07
2. Activity engagement	-0.17	0.032	0.01	0.10
Impact
1. Resting	0.25	0.28	0.001
Guarding	0.17	0.058	0.001
Task persistence	-0.01	0.028	0.01	0.37
2. Activity engagement	-0.42	0.11	0.001	0.49
Physical functioning
1. Guarding	-0.24	0.18	0.001
Task persistence	0.13	0.064	0.01	0.24
2. Activity engagement	0.26	0.066	0.001
Pain willingness	0.16	0.024	0.05	0.33
General health
1. Guarding	-0.18	0.083	0.001
Coping self-statements	0.29	0.089	0.001
Relaxation	-0.18	0.033	0.05
Exercise/Stretch	0.13	0.025	0.05	0.23
2. Pain willingness	0.23	0.067	0.001
Activity engagement	0.20	0.032	0.05	0.33
Vitality
1. Resting	-0.30	0.16	0.001	0.16
2. Activity engagement	0.22	0.043	0.001	0.20
Social functioning
1. Resting	-0.17	0.13	0.001
Task persistence	0.05	0.041	0.01
Guarding	-0.14	0.021	0.05
Seeking social support	0.16	0.028	0.05	0.22
2. Activity engagement	0.35	0.084	0.001	0.30
Anxiety
1. Resting	0.13	0.11	0.001
Task persistence	-0.08	0.032	0.05	0.15
2. Pain willingness	-0.21	0.056	0.01
Activity engagement	-0.22	0.031	0.05	0.23
Depression
1. Resting	0.22	0.15	0.001
Task persistence	-0.08	0.070	0.001
Coping self-statements	-0.18	0.041	0.01	0.26
2. Activity engagement	-0.35	0.080	0.001	0.34

Note: Pain was assessed with a 100 mm visual analogue scale, Number of symptoms with standardised symptom checklist, General functioning with some of the SF-36 subscales, the Fibromyalgia impact with the FIQ, and Anxiety and Depression with the HADS.
In these analyses, the eight Coping scale scores were tested for entry (p < .05) and removal (p > 0.10) on initial steps based on statistical criteria. After Coping scores meeting criteria were selected, the Acceptance scores were similarly tested for entry.

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