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) | + | ** |
no effect
superior
good