Table 3 Correlations between the HNCPDS, CSPDS and QOL.

From: Development and validation of the head and neck cancer psychosocial distress scale (HNCPDS) to identify patients at high risk for psychological problems : a multicenter study

 

HNCPDS

Cancer discrimination

Anxiety and depression

Social phobia

CSPDS

0.836b

0.797b

0.755b

0.766b

QOL

0.530b

0.371b

0.575b

0.465b

Physical function

0.362b

0.224b

0.391b

0.339b

Role function

0.374b

0.283b

0.417b

0.299b

Emotional function

0.382b

0.326b

0.337b

0.384b

Cognitive function

0.235b

0.186b

0.180b

0.279b

Social function

0.473b

0.301b

0.553b

0.387b

Fatigue

0.218b

0.102a

0.288b

0.166b

Nausea/vomiting

0.367b

0.224b

0.415b

0.324b

Pain

0.341b

0.240b

0.394b

0.271b

Global health

0.438b

0.270b

0.526b

0.350b

Dyspnoea

0.072

0.072

0.083

0.042

Insomnia

0.187b

0.159b

0.166b

0.188b

Appetite loss

0.366b

0.208b

0.448b

0.294b

Constipation

0.168b

0.105a

0.176a

0.164b

Diarrhea

0.101a

0.110a

0.075

0.101a

Financial difficulties

0.373b

0.285b

0.388b

0.330b

  1. Pearson correlation coefficient: aP < 0.05, bP < 0.01.