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Table 4 Correlations between EARS-Br vs. anxiety, depression, pain self-efficacy, fear of movement, disability, pain intensity, and reasons for adherence (n = 108)

From: The Brazilian Portuguese version of the Exercise Adherence Rating Scale (EARS-Br) showed acceptable reliability, validity and responsiveness in chronic low back pain

Questionnaires and Domains (scores)

EARS-Br

HADS - Anxiety (0–21)

− 0.22*

HADS - Depression (0–21)

− 0.25*

PSEQ (0–60)

0.16

PCS- Helplessness (0–24)

− 0.22*

PCS- Magnification (0–12)

− 0.22*

PCS- Rumination (0–16)

− 0.27*

FABQ-Phys (0–24)

− 0.37**

FABQ-Work (0–42)

−0.21*

RMDQ (0–24)

−0.22*

NPRS (0–10)

−0.52**

EARS-RA-Br

0.86**

  1. *p < 0.05, Spearman’s correlation
  2. **p < 0.01, Spearman’s correlation
  3. EARS = Exercise Adherence Rating Scale; HADS = Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; PESQ = Pain Self-Efficacy Questionnaire; PCS = Pain Catastrophizing Scale; FABQ = Fear Avoidance Beliefs Questionnaire; RMDQ = Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire; NPRS = Numerical Rating Scale; EARS-RA-Br = EARS reasons for adherence
  4. n = sample size