Table 2.

Correlations between participants’ perceptions of the interaction with PARO, and the change in pain ratings in the Touch condition compared to Baseline.

	Participant’s perceptions of the interaction with PARO
	Good feelings	Pleasant touch	Able to communicate	Alleviating pain	Wish to meet again
Δ Mild pain	NS	NS	NS	−0.34** p < 0.005	NS
Δ Strong pain	−0.31* p < 0.01	NS	NS	−0.33** p < 0.005	−0.37** p < 0.005

Shown here are the r values. *p < 0.01, **p < 0.005, NS = not significant.