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. 2012 Jun 22;13:111. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-13-111

Table 4.

Predefined Hypothesis of Correlation and Spearman’s rho Coefficients for the PCS Total Score and Concurrent Measures (n = 90)

  Correlation coefficient (rho) Hypothesis confirmed yes/no
Moderate to high correlation
FABQ-PA
0.34**
Yes
FABQ-W
0.25*
No
HSCL-25
0.56**
Yes
Low to moderate correlation
RMDQ
0.27*
Yes
COMI
0.43**
Yes
EQ-5D
-0.36**
Yes
NRS back pain
0.31**
Yes
*p < 0.05 (two-tailed)
 
 
**p < 0.01 (two-tailed)    

FABQ-PA: Fear Avoidance Believes Questionnaire Physical Activity; FABQ-W: Fear Avoidance Believes Questionnaire work; HSCL-25: Hopkins Symptom Check List-25; RMDQ: Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire; COMI: Core Outcome Measures Index; EQ-5D: EuroQual-5 Dimensions Index; NRS: Numeric Rating Scale.