| Guided Imagery (n = 14) | Breathing (n = 8) | P-value1 |
---|---|---|---|
Child Factors | Â | Â | Â |
   % Male | 23 | 50 | 0.17 |
   Years of age | 11.1 | 11.0 | 0.94 |
   Months of pain at enrollment2 | 24.5 | 13.6 | 0.30 |
   Days of pain previous month | 23.0 | 14.4 | 0.04 |
   Mean intensity of pain episodes | 2.7 | 2.7 | 0.88 |
   Days with a missed activity in previous month | 4.0 | 1.3 | 0.12 |
   Depression score2 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 0.80 |
   Somatization score | 6.5 | 4.0 | 0.15 |
   Children's Somatization Inventory-total score | 22.0 | 15.3 | 0.30 |
   Anxiety score2 | 9.7 | 8.3 | 0.36 |
   Perfectionism score2 | 9.0 | 8.1 | 0.43 |
   Separation anxiety score | 12.1 | 8.0 | 0.08 |
   Temperament |  |  |  |
Anger | 2.4 | 2.3 | 0.89 |
Distress | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.41 |
Fearfulness | 2.2 | 2.4 | 0.54 |
Activity | 2.3 | 2.8 | 0.24 |
Sociability | 3.2 | 3.3 | 0.86 |
Parent Factors | Â | Â | Â |
   Ethnicity |  |  |  |
   % Both parents Anglo | 54% | 50% | 1.00 |
   Anxiety score2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 0.73 |
   Somatization score2 | 6.9 | 3.8 | 0.13 |
   Depression score2 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 0.87 |
Parenting Style | Â | Â | Â |
   Father caring score | 4.1 | 3.6 | 0.59 |
   Father overprotection score | 3.5 | 4.4 | 0.26 |
   Mother caring score | 5.0 | 3.8 | 0.09 |
   Mother overprotection score | 4.3 | 4.0 | 0.57 |