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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2012 Nov 15;46(3):413–421. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2012.08.006

Table 3.

Spearman Rho Correlations Between Self-Reported Pain and Observed Pain Behaviors (N=29)

Behavior Average
Pain
(0-10)
Pain Before
Observation
(0-10)
Pain After
Observation
(0-10)
Pain Interference
(PROMIS-SF)
Pain Behaviors
Self-Report
(PROMIS-SF)

rho P rho P rho P rho P rho P

Guarding 0.32 0.09 0.21 0.28 0.28 0.15 0.32 0.09 0.45 0.01
Bracing 0.38 0.04 0.35 0.06 0.57 <0.01 0.43 0.02 0.31 0.10
Rubbing 0.20 0.30 0.29 0.13 0.28 0.15 0.37 0.05 0.46 0.01
Grimacing 0.27 0.16 0.33 0.08 0.39 0.04 0.34 0.07 0.32 0.09
Sighing 0.46 0.01 0.54 <0.01 0.52 0.01 0.56 <0.01 0.33 0.08
  Total 0.46 0.01 0.46 0.02 0.53 <0.01 0.60 <0.01 0.58 <0.01

PROMIS = Patient-Reported Outcome Measurement Information System; SF = Short Form.