Recognising ethnocultural diversity in chronic pain assessment: validation of the Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure (PRISM) for use with culturally diverse communities

Table 3 Correlation of PRISMSelf-Pain -Separation with Clinical Outcome Measures

	Overall Sample (n = 251)	CALD community subgroups
	Overall Sample (n = 251)	Arabic Community (n = 83) (ρ)	Assyrian Community (n = 85) (ρ)	Vietnamese Community (ρ)
BPI Pain Severity	r = −0.34**	− 0.31*	−0.35**	r = − 0.25*
BPI Pain Interference	r = − 0.34**	−0.29*	− 0.33*	− 0.31*
BPI Pain ‘Worst’	ρ = − 0.28**	− 0.27*	− 0.14	−0.36**
BPI Pain ‘Least’	ρ = − 0.25**	− 0.20	− 0.39**	− 0.09
BPI Pain ‘Average	ρ − 0.30**	− 0.30*	− 0.31*	−0.16
BPI Pain ‘Right Now’	ρ = − 0.27**	−0.28*	− 0.29*	−0.21
SF-36 Physical Component Summary	r = 0.31**	0.35*	0.33*	0.26*
SF-36 Mental Component Summary	r = 0.36**	0.26*	0.47**	0.31*
SF-36 Physical Functioning	ρ = 0.34**	0.25*	0.45**	0.29*
SF-36 Role Physical	ρ = 0.36**	0.33**	0.35**	0.38**
SF-36 Bodily Pain	ρ = 0.36**	0.39**	0.38**	0.26*
SF-36 General Health	ρ = 0.30**	0.37**	0.38**	0.26*
SF-36 Vitality	ρ = 0.34**	0.23*	0.40**	0.30*
SF-36 Social Functioning	ρ = 0.30**	0.28*	0.38**	0.24*
SF-36 Recreation	ρ = 0.27**	0.16	0.34**	0.26*
SF-36 Mental Health	r = 0.40**	0.33*	0.50**	0.33*
DASS-Depression	ρ = −0.37**	−0.48**	−0.35**	−0.30*
DASS-Anxiety	ρ = − 0.31**	−0.32*	− 0.32*	−0.20
DASS-Stress	ρ = − 0.39**	−0.44**	− 0.38**	−0.27*

BPI Brief Pain Inventory, SF-36 Short Form 36, DASS Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale; r denotes Pearson’s test performed, ρ denotes Spearman’s test performed, *p < 0.05 level; **p ≤ 0.001

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