Table 5 Significant direct, indirect and total pathways between mood, toothpaste use and pain experience proposed within Model 2
From: Utilising daily diaries to examine oral health experiences associated with dentine hypersensitivity
Significant pathways | Direct pathways | Indirect pathways | Total pathways | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
β value | Bootstrap bias corrected 95 % CI | β value | Bootstrap bias corrected 95 % CI | β value | Bootstrap bias corrected 95 % CI | |
Negative mood → Use of sensitivity toothpaste Negative mood → Pain frequency Negative mood → Pain intensity Negative mood → Pain intolerability Negative mood → Pain bothersomeness | -.08 .24* .12 .17 .18 | -.29 to .18 .05 to .42 -.06 to .37 -.07 to .45 -.00 to .42 | -- -.02 .09* .06* .08* | -- -.09 to .05 .02 to .20 .01 to .16 .01 to .17 | -.08 .23* .21* .23 .26* | -.29 to .18 .02 to .43 .02 to .54 -.02 to .51 .06 to .50 |
Use of sensitivity toothpaste → Pain frequency Use of sensitivity toothpaste → Pain intensity Use of sensitivity toothpaste → Pain intolerability Use of sensitivity toothpaste → Pain bothersomeness | .26* -- -- -- | .04 to .47 -- -- -- | -- .11** .07** .09** | -- .02 to .25 .01 to .18 .02 to .20 | .26* .11** .07** .09** | .04 to .47 .02 to .25 .01 to .18 .02 to .20 |
Pain frequency → Pain intensity Pain frequency → Pain intolerability Pain frequency → Pain bothersomeness | .41** .28* .35** | .22 to .58 .07 to .45 .18 to .51 | -- -- -- | -- -- -- | .41** .28* .35** | 22 to .58 .07 to .45 .18 to .51 |