Table 2.

Physical Disability/Activity Limitations and Marital Functioning

VARIABLE	STUDY	STRONG SUPPORT	MODERATE SUPPORT	WEAK/NO SUPPORT	STUDY QUALITY
Marital satisfaction
	Block and Boyer7(1984)	+			**
	Masheb et al55(2002)		+		***
	Romano et al72(1997)		-		***
	Romano et al68(1989)		-		**
	Saarijarvi et al78(1990)	-			**
Spousal support
Positive	Goodenow et al36(1990)			x	***
	Patrick and D’Eon62(1996)	-			**
	Riemsma et al65(2000)			+	***
Problematic	Riemsma et al65(2000)			+	***
Spouse responses
Negative	Cano et al14(2004)			+	***
	Flor et al29(1987)		-		**
	Flor et al30(1989)			x	***
	Manne and Zautra51(1989)		+		**
	Manne and Zautra52(1990)		+		**
	Schwartz et al87(1996)		+		**
	Turk et al96(1992)			x	***
	Williamson et al102(1997)	+			**
Solicitous	Flor et al29(1987)		-		**
	Lousberg et al50(1992)		+		**
	Romano et al71(1995)		+		**
	Turk et al96(1992)			+	***
	Williamson et al102(1997)	+			**
Distracting	Nicassio and Radojevic60(1993)	-			**
	Turk et al96(1992)			+	***
	Williamson et al102(1997)	+			**

^xno effect

^**good

^***superior