Table 3.

Pain Behaviors and Marital Functioning

VARIABLE	STUDY	STRONG SUPPORT	MODERATE SUPPORT	WEAK/NO SUPPORT	STUDY QUALITY
Marital satisfaction
	Romano et al72 (1997)		-		**
	Schwartz et al86 (1994)		-		***
	Williamson et al102 (1997)			x	**
Spouse responses
Negative	Romano et al70 (1992)			-	***
Solicitous	Paulsen and Altmaier63 (1995)			+	***
	Romano et al70 (1992)			+	***
	Turk et al96 (1992)			+	***
	Romano et al71 (1995)		+		**
Distracting	Turk et al96 (1992)			+	***

^xno effect

^**good

^***superior