Table 3.

Correlations of treatment expectation with patient characteristics

	R	p	n
MPI – Adaptive coping style (vs. dysfunctional/interpersonally distressed) a	.29	.0006	137
Self-efficacy	.33	<.0001	170
CSQ - coping attempts	.21	.0048	171
diverting attention	.15	.056	171
reinterpreting pain	.11	.14	171
coping self statements	.11	.16	171
ignoring sensations	.04	.62	171
praying/hoping	.30	.0001	171
behavioral activities	.21	.006	171
CSQ - catastrophizing	−.12	.11	171
CSQ – pain control	.07	.36	169
BDI – total score	−.25	.0008	171
cognitive-affective sub-score	−.29	.0001	171
somatic sub-score	−.10	.18	171
Quality of life	.35	<.0001	170
WOMAC – global	.03	.74	171
pain	.06	.42	171
stiffness	.06	.41	170
physical	.01	.93	171
AIMS2 – physical component	−.08	.33	170
mobility	−.01	.91	170
walking & bending	−.11	.16	170
hand & finger	−.04	.59	171
arm function	−.11	.16	171
self-care	−.03	.67	171
household tasks	−.02	.77	171
AIMS2 – affect component	−.27	.0005	168
tension	−.20	.009	168
mood	−.30	.0001	169
AIMS2 - social interaction component	−.30	.0001	169
social activity	−.28	.0002	169
support from family	−.22	.004	169
AIMS2 - arthritis pain	−.09	.23	171
AIMS2 – work b	−.19	.10	73
AIMS2 - satisfaction	−.15	.046	170
AIMS2 - health perception	−.08	.33	170
AIMS2 - arthritis impact	−.12	.11	170
Age	.07	.35	169
Gender (female)	.14	.09	150
Race (white)	−.03	.66	171
Married	.10	.20	164
Education c	−.004	.96	170
Employed	.05	.52	167
Disability	.04	.62	168
Duration of osteoarthritis	.09	.23	165

Note:

^aExcludes patients classified as “anomalous” or “hybrid” on the MPI;

^bexcludes unemployed, disabled, and retired patients;

^cSpearman rank-order correlation. Results for subscales are in italics.