Table 1 Overview of variables/scales and types of validity concerning the combined success criterion for multimodal pain therapy
Type of validity | Scales or variables used | Statistical procedure |
|---|---|---|
Concurrent validity | Pain severity Disability through pain Depressiveness Physical-health-related quality of life Mental-health-related quality of life | Descriptive and Inference statistics (t-test) Graph (Overview) |
Criterion validity | Self-rated therapy success Disability days | Descriptive and Inference statistics (t-test) Graph (Overview) |
Convergent validity | Anxiety Stress Well-being | MANOVAs Graphs (Specific and Overview) |
Discriminant validity | Chronicity of pain Number of psychic co-morbidities | Correlations Graphs (Overview) |