Table 3.

Correlations of PPIQ total score with scales for chronic pain interference, pain severity, and other psychosocial variables

Scale	PPIQ total score
PDI	0.797***
ODI	0.808***
MPI-Int	0.717***
MPI Pain Severity	0.685***
SF-MPQ PRI	0.606***
SF-MPQ VAS	0.552***
SF-MPQ PPI	0.446***
MPI Distress	0.467***
CESD	0.531***
PANAS Negative Affect	0.395***
PANAS Positive Affect	−0.292*
CESD Positive Affect	−0.373**
MPI Life Control	−0.291*

Note:

^*p<0.01,

^**p<0.001,

^***p<0.0001.

Abbreviations: CESD, Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression; MPI, Multidimensional Pain Inventory; MPI-Int, Multidimensional Pain Inventory-Interference; ODI, Oswestry Disability Index; PANAS, Positive and Negative Affect Scale; PDI, Pain Disability Index; PPI, Present Pain Intensity; PPIQ, Pictorial Pain Interference Questionnaire; PRI, Pain Rating Index; SF-MPQ, Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire; VAS, Visual Analog Scale.