Table 4 Pre-Analysis (Step 1)—Univariate associations with success in multi-modal pain therapy (binary logistic regressions)

Age

−.016

.010

2.755

1

.097

0.984

0.966

1.003

Sex

−.229

.237

0.933

1

.334

0.795

0.500

1.266

Living situation

−.161

.280

0.331

1

.565

0.851

0.492

1.473

School education

.408

.231

3.122

1

.077

1.504

0.956

2.365

Employment

.145

.217

0.444

1

.505

1.156

0.755

1.769

Number of affected pain regions

.001

.014

0.011

1

.918

1.001

0.974

1.029

Localization of primary pain:

head

.180

.289

0.387

1

.534

1.197

0.679

2.111

upper body

−.286

.217

1.738

1

.187

0.751

0.491

1.149

lower body

−.103

.234

0.194

1

.660

0.902

0.571

1.427

joints

.571

.377

2.288

1

.130

1.769

0.845

3.706

whole body

.063

.350

0.032

1

.858

1.065

0.536

2.113

Pain perception affective (SES)

.028

.012

5.842

1

.016

1.029

1.005

1.053

Pain perception sensory (SES)

.001

.015

0.006

1

.936

1.001

0.972

1.031

Frequency of primary pain

−.192

.238

0.655

1

.418

0.825

0.518

1.314

Average pain severity in the last 4 weeks

.289

.063

20.695

1

<.001

1.335

1.179

1.511

Highest pain severity in the last 4 weeks

.359

.083

18.456

1

<.001

1.431

1.215

1.686

Lowest pain severity in the last 4 weeks

.126

.045

7.828

1

.005

1.134

1.038

1.239

Actual pain severity

.133

.045

8.830

1

.003

1.143

1.046

1.248

Acceptable pain severity after treatment

.023

.062

0.137

1

.712

1.023

0.906

1.156

Persuasibility of pain

.276

.252

1.200

1

.273

1.318

0.804

2.160

Number of symptoms accompanying pain

.002

.047

0.003

1

.959

1.002

0.914

1.099

Number of psychic comorbidities

.142

.150

0.898

1

.343

1.153

0.859

1.547

Park-Index^a

.273

.190

2.068

1

.150

1.314

0.906

1.905

Disability due to Pain (PDI)

.348

.066

28.218

1

<.001

1.417

1.246

1.611

Depressiveness (ADS)

.029

.010

8.387

1

.004

1.029

1.009

1.049

Physical-health-related quality of life (SF-36)

−.021

.014

2.095

1

.148

0.980

0.953

1.007

Mental-health-related quality of life (SF-36)

−.025

.009

7.413

1

.006

0.976

0.959

0.993

Number of personal physician switches

.060

.056

1.162

1

.281

1.062

0.952

1.184

Number of pain-associated physician visits in the last six months

−.023

.012

3.657

1

.056

0.977

0.954

1.001

Number of pain-related other treatments in the last 6 months

−.003

.007

0.200

1

.655

0.997

0.982

1.011

Number of doctors involved because of pain

−.010

.025

0.151

1

.698

0.990

0.943

1.040

Number of pain-associated hospital visits

−.026

.056

0.222

1

.638

0.974

0.873

1.087

Number of pain-associated rehabilitations

.027

.071

0.146

1

.702

1.027

0.894

1.180

Retirement request pending

−.008

.595

0.000

1

.989

0.992

0.309

3.183

Current retirement payment

−.108

.292

0.138

1

.710

0.897

0.507

1.589

Disability request pending

.292

.216

1.821

1

.177

1.339

0.876

2.047

Work accident as reason for pain condition

−.083

.422

0.038

1

.845

0.921

0.402

2.107