Research Article

Knowledge of the Disease, Perceived Social Support, and Cognitive Appraisals in Women with Urinary Incontinence

Table 1

Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the patients’ level of knowledge (Knowledge of Urinary Incontinence Questionnaire), social support (Disease-Related Social Support Scale), and disease-related appraisals (Disease-Related Appraisals Scale).

ThreatProfitObstacle/LossChallengeHarmValueImportance

Knowledge−0.07−0.11−0.07−0.05−0.040.05
Social support: global score0.150.10−0.12−0.01
 Spiritual support0.060.02−0.12−0.13
 Instrumental support0.11−0.110.100.05
 Informational support−0.070.16
 Material support0.120.12−0.100.02
 Emotional support0.120.03−0.12−0.09

. and show level of correlation.