Evaluating the validity of the Amharic Brief Pain Inventory among people with chronic primary musculoskeletal pain in Ethiopia

Table 1 Hypotheses for correlation between BPI and SF-36

^aSF-36 scores	^bBPI pain Severity (Mean Score)	^bBPI pain Interference (mean score)
Physical functioning	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
Role limitations due to physical health	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
Role limitations due to emotional problems	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
Energy/fatigue	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
Emotional well-being	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
Social Functioning	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
Bodily Pain	Moderate-high negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation
General Health	Low-moderate negative correlation	Moderate negative correlation

^aSf = 36 scores: Higher scores indicate less impact on life, while lower scores indicate greater impact
^bBPI scores: Higher scores indicate a greater impact on life, while lower scores indicate a lesser impact

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