Disentangling the Sleep-Pain Relationship in Pediatric Chronic Pain: The Mediating Role of Internalizing Mental Health Symptoms

<table class="table-group" id="tab2"><tr><td><table class="table"><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Variable</td><td class="align_center"><i>M</i> (<i>SD</i>)</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="2"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Sleep quality (rASWS), total</td><td class="align_center">3.40 (0.80)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Anxiety symptoms (PROMIS), <i>T</i>-score</td><td class="align_center">49.05 (11.86)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Depressive symptoms (PROMIS), <i>T</i>-score</td><td class="align_center">49.72 (11.12)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pain intensity (PROMIS), total</td><td class="align_center">5.07 (2.34)</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Pain interference (PROMIS), <i>T</i>-score</td><td class="align_center">56.52 (9.76)</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="2"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr class="table-fn"><td><i>Note</i>. rASWS = revised Adolescent Sleep-Wake Scale; PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System. Means of prorated total scores are displayed for the rASWS. Means of <i>T</i>-scores are displayed for pain interference and depressive and anxiety symptoms.<br/></td></tr></table>

Descriptive statistics for key variables.

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Table 2: Disentangling the Sleep-Pain Relationship in Pediatric Chronic Pain: The Mediating Role of Internalizing Mental Health Symptoms 