Table 8.
Correlations of the scores in psychological questionnaires with psychophysiological measures within the fibromyalgia patient group (Relations between the psychological and psychophysiological measures)
FIQ | PCS | STAI-A | STAI-B | PSS | Pain | Stress | %EMG | EMG Rest | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCS | 0.40** | ||||||||
STAI-A | 0.56** | 0.34* | |||||||
STAI-B | 0.54** | 0.30* | 0.75** | ||||||
PSS | 0.70** | 0.29* | 0.76** | 0.80** | |||||
Pain | 0.49** | 0.51** | 0.38** | 0.30* | 0.45** | ||||
Stress | 0.38* | 0.27 | 0.57** | 0.51** | 0.55** | 0.50** | |||
%EMG | 0.14 | 0.05 | 0.20 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.15 | ||
EMG Rest | -0.17 | -0.05 | -0.27 | -0.30 | -0.25 | 0.03 | -0.33 | -0.72** |
FIQ Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire score, PCS Pain Catastrophizing Scale score, STAI-A State-Trait Anxiety Index State score, STAI-B State-Trait Anxiety Index Trait score, PSS Perceived Stress Scale score, Pain mean reported pain intensity across the protocol, Stress mean reported stress intensity across the protocol, %EMG mean normalized sEMG across the protocol. * = significant at p < 0.05 level; ** significant at p < 0.001 level