Table 8 Convergent validity of the Short Form Health Survey (SF-36) questionnaire in people with and without cognitive deficits.

From: Data on medication adherence in adults with neurological disorders: The NeuroGerAd study

SF-36 subscales

MoCA <26

MoCA ≥26

BDI

SF-36 PCS

SF-36 MCS

BDI

SF-36 PCS

SF-36 MCS

Physical Functioning

−0.344*

0.832*

0.133*

−0.286*

0.852*

0.016

Social Functioning

−0.506*

0.337*

0.659*

−0.549*

0.385*

0.586*

Role Limitations Due To Physical Problems

−0.334*

0.672*

0.323*

−0.349*

0.695*

0.168*

Role Limitations Due To Emotional Problems

−0.436*

0.170*

0.771*

−0.449*

0.138*

0.769*

Mental Health

−0.609*

0.241*

0.805*

−0.685*

0.162*

0.825*

Vitality

−0.497*

0.506*

0.553*

−0.636*

0.384*

0.680*

Pain

−0.313*

0.731*

0.234*

−0.354*

0.694*

0.195*

General Health

−0.349*

0.548*

0.256*

−0.437*

0.540*

0.380*

Physical component summary

−0.266*

1.000

−0.006

−0.279*

1.000

−0.090

Mental component summary

−0.580*

−0.006

1.000

−0.628*

−0.090

1.000

  1. Note: Spearman rank-order correlation. Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), Beck Depression Inventory II (BDI), Short Form Health Survey (SF-36), Physical component scale (PCS), Mental component scale (MCS). *p-values <0.01.
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