Table 2.

Perceived changes in pain and pain-related outcomes, and correlations between study variables.

Descriptives			Correlations with Pain Characteristics		Correlations with Sociodemographic and Contextual Variables
VARIABLE	Mean (SD)	Proportion (%) of Improvement, no Change and Worsening	CPGQ-P	CPGQ-D	Age	Pain Duration	Job Insecurity	Labor Worries	Material Worries	Social Worries	Number People Cohabitating
Usual pain intensity	3.4 (3.89)	9.3–19.9–70.8	0.43 *	0.40 *	0.04	0.04	0.16 ***	0.26 *	0.22 *	0.20 **	0.04
Frequency of pain episodes	3.55 (4)	8.7–19.7–71.6	0.42 *	0.41 *	0.05	0.01	0.13 ***	0.23 *	0.18 ***	0.21 **	0.007
Pain interference in everyday activities	3.47 (4.1)	8.5–22–69.5	0.48 *	0.50 *	0.07	0.002	0.18 ***	0.35 *	0.26 *	0.29 *	0.01
Pain interference on work capacity	3.76 (4.14)	7.1–20.1–72.8	0.48 *	0.53 *	0.07	−0.02	0.19 ***	0.34 *	0.26 *	0.28 *	0.04
Pain interference on leisure, social and familiar activities	3.41 (4.22)	8.1–22.8–69.1	0.48 *	0.54 *	0.04	−0.01	0.19 **	0.38 *	0.28 *	0.32 *	0.07
Distress caused by pain	5 (4.45)	6.7–13.2–80.1	0.43 *	0.45 *	−0.02	−0.04	0.15 ***	0.34 *	0.28 *	0.28 *	0.11 ***
Support received from others	2.56 (5.14)	55.7–29.5–14.8	0.15 **	0.16 *	0.05	−0.11 ***	0.03	0.04	0.08	0.03	0.13 ***
Effects on sleep	4.69 (4.37)	6.5–14.4–79.1	0.38 *	0.36 *	−0.06	0.03	0.19 ***	0.30 *	0.25 *	0.23 *	0.09 ***
Effects on physical activity	5.11 (4.26)	5.5–14.6–79.9	0.41 *	0.47 *	−0.02	−0.001	0.10	0.33 *	0.26 *	0.23 *	0.04

Note: * p < 0.0001; ** p < 0.001; *** p < 0.05; CPGQ-P = Characteristic Pain Intensity Index; CPGQ-D = Disability Score.