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Table 5 Interscale Correlation of EORTC QLQ-H&N35

From: Psychometric properties of the Urdu version of the EORTC QLQ-H&N35 (European organization for research and treatment of cancer head and neck module) quality of life tool

 

P

SW

SN

SP

TSE

TSC

LS

T

OM

DM

SS

C

FI

PK

NS

FT

WL

WG

P

1

                 

SW

0.427**

1

                

SN

0.376**

0.521**

1

               

SP

0.302**

0.465**

0.398**

1

              

TSE

0.411**

0.435**

0.447**

0.707**

1

             

TSC

0.396**

0.450**

0.449**

0.642**

0.655**

1

            

LS

0.167**

0.344**

0.347**

0.506**

0.531**

0.422**

1

           

T

0.342**

0.325**

0.372**

0.320**

0.340**

0.328**

0.194**

1

          

OM

0.361**

0.310**

0.353**

0.396**

0.497**

0.313**

0.246**

0.396**

1

         

DM

0.178**

0.168**

0.280**

0.310**

0.394**

0.243**

0.245**

0.281**

0.346**

1

        

SS

0.426**

0.388**

0.426**

0.379**

0.424**

0.335**

0.151*

0.360**

0.299**

0.352**

1

       

C

0.238**

0.231**

0.257**

0.291**

0.183**

0.256**

0.002

0.144*

0.135*

0.0950

.252**

1

      

FI

0.497**

0.575**

0.521**

0.622**

0.643**

0.621**

0.355**

0.341**

0.311**

0.297**

0.280**

0.309**

1

     

PK

 − 0.303**

 − 0.146*

 − 0.303**

 − 0.062

 − 0.192**

 − 0.166**

 − 0.036

 − 0.272**

 − 0.269**

 − 0.105

 − 0.148*

 −  − 0.088

 − 0.287**

1

    

NS

 − 0.043

 − 0.148*

 − 0.188**

 − 0.365**

 − 0.362**

 − 0.249**

 − 0.439**

 − 0.006

 − 0.193**

 − 0.123

 − 0.078

 − 0.070

 − 0.222**

 − 0.006

1

   

FT

 − 0.284**

 − 0.418**

 − 0.325**

 − 0.405**

 − 0.432**

 − 0.299**

 − 0.144*

 − 0.251**

 − 0.453**

 − 0.131*

 − 0.284**

 − 0.301**

 − 0.285**

0.143*

0.110

1

  

WL

 − 0.255**

 − 0.328**

 − 0.378**

 − 0.338**

 − 0.349**

 − 0.307**

 − 0.248**

 − 0.146*

 − 0.265**

 − 0.109

 − 0.257**

 − 0.136*

 − 0.330**

0.100

0.276**

0.307**

1

 

WG

0.078

0.099

0.178**

0.055

0.118

0.096

0.057

 − 0.054

0.090

 − 0.018

0.028

0.028

0.134*

 − 0.022

 − 0.121

 − 0.176**

 − 0.541**

1

  1. P Pain; SW Swallowing; SN Senses; SP Speech; TSE Trouble social eating; TSC Trouble social contact; LS Less sexuality; T Teeth; OM Opening mouth; DM Dry Mouth; SS Sticky saliva; C Coughing; FI Felt ill; PK Pain killers; NS Nutritional supplements; FT Feeding tube; WL Weight loss; WG Weight gain
  2. *Significant at p < 0.05;**significant at p < 0.01