Psychometric Properties of the Greek Haem-A-QoL for Measuring Quality of Life in Greek Haemophilia Patients
Table 4
Spearman’s rank correlations between Haem-A-QoL and SF-36 scales.
Haem-A-QoL scales
SF-36 scales
PF
RP
BP
GH
VT
SF
RE
MH
PCS
MCS
Physical health
−0.66***#
−0.58***#
−0.68***#
−0.56
***
−0.51
***
−0.57
***
−0.33***
−0.45***
−0.75***#
−0.33***
Feelings
−0.49***
−0.56
***
−0.57
***
−0.62
***
−0.66
***
−0.60
***
−0.43***#
−0.55***#
−0.60
***
−0.53***#
View
−0.46***
−0.56
***
−0.51
***
−0.69
***
−0.61
***
−0.55
***
−0.42***
−0.57
***
−0.58
***
−0.52
***
Sports/leisure
−0.60
***
−0.49***
−0.55
***
−0.61
***
−0.46***
−0.58
***
−0.40***
−0.36***
−0.64
***
−0.39***
Work/school
−0.56
***
−0.62
***
−0.56
***
−0.58
***
−0.49***
−0.54
***
−0.44***
−0.44***
−0.67
***
−0.40***
Dealing
−0.08
−0.07
−0.13
−0.18*
−0.12
−0.06
−0.06
−0.12
−0.10
−0.08
Treatment
−0.53
***
−0.62
***
−0.56
***
−0.61
***
−0.54
***
−0.53
***
−0.40***
−0.52
***
−0.65
***
−0.43***
Future
−0.55
***
−0.66
***
−0.71
***
−0.75
***
−0.70
***
−0.67
***
−0.47***
−0.68
***
−0.71
***
−0.59
***
Family planning
−0.25**
−0.28**
−0.30***
−0.42***
−0.35***
−0.47 ***#
−0.26***
−0.33***
−0.32***
−0.37***
Relationship/partnership
−0.46***
−0.35***
−0.30***
−0.49***
−0.43***
−0.45 ***#
−0.38***
−0.41
−0.41***
−0.41***
Notes. #Numbers in italics indicate correlations hypothesized to be moderate or strong. Negative correlations are an artifact of the scoring procedures. PF: physical functioning, RP: role physical, BP: bodily pain, GH: general health, VT: vitality, SF: social functioning, RE: role emotional, MH: mental health, PCS: physical component summary score, and MCS: mental component summary score.
*
; **; ***, with Bonferroni adjustment for multiple testing.
