Table 3

Relationship of pain beliefs, depression and global quality of life (n = 98)


Depression r (p)*
Global quality of life r (p)

Pain permanence
0.3 (0.003)
-0.12 (0.25)
Self-blame
0.13 (0.21)
-0.14 (0.17)
Pain consistency
0.32 (0.001)
-0.31 (0.002)
Mysteriousness
0.18 (0.07)
-0.09 (0.37)

* r = correlation coefficient, p = significant level.

Tavoli et al. BMC Cancer 2008 8:177   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-8-177