Table 1.

Pain Severity and Marital Functioning

VARIABLE	STUDY	STRONG SUPPORT	MODERATE SUPPORT	WEAK/NO SUPPORT	STUDY QUALITY
Marital satisfaction
	Cano et al14(2004)			x	***
	Cano et al11(2000)			x	***
	Flor et al30(1989)		+		***
	Kerns et al46(1990)			+	***
	Kerns and Turk45(1984)		-		***
	Masheb et al55(2002)			x	***
Spousal support
Positive	Kerns and Turk45(1984)			x	***
	Revenson and Majerovitz64(1990)		+		***
	Riemsma et al65(2000)			-	***
	Schiaffino and Revenson83(1995)			x	**
	Waltz et al101(1998)		-		***
Problematic	Revenson and Majerovitz64(1990)		+		***
	Riemsma et al65(2000)			+	***
	Schiaffino and Revenson83(1995)			+	**
	Waltz et al101(1998)		+		***
Spouse responses
Negative	Burns et al10(1996)		+		**
	Cano et al14(2004)			x	***
	Cano et al11(2000)		+		***
	Flor et al29(1987)			+	**
	Flor et al30(1989)			x	**
	Manne and Zautra52(1990)		+		**
	Schwartz et al87(1996)		+		**
	Turk et al96(1992)			x	***
	Williamson et al102(1997)	+			**
Solicitous	Burns et al10(1996)		+		**
	Cano et al11(2000)			+	***
	Flor et al30(1989)	+			***
	Kerns et al46(1990)		+		***
	Lousberg et al50(1992)		+		**
	Turk et al96(1992)			+	***
	Williamson et al102(1997)	+			**
Distracting	Cano et al11(2000)		+		***
	Flor et al30(1989)		+		***
	Williamson et al102(1997)		+		**

^xno effect

^***superior

^**good