Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 4 Correlation between EQ-5D-5L index score, FIM, and disease-specific HQOL scale

From: Characteristics of health-related quality of life and related factors in patients with brain tumors treated with rehabilitation therapy

	FIM	EQ-5D-5L index score
	Pearson’s r	Pearson’s r
EQ-5D-5L index score	0.627**
QLQ-C30 functional domains^a
Physical functioning	0.610**	0.723**
Role functioning	0.325**	0.602**
Cognitive functioning	0.354**	0.584**
Emotional functioning	0.213	0.651**
Social functioning	0.171	0.482**
Global health status	0.129	0.430**
QLQ-C30 symptom domains^a
Nausea and vomiting	− 0.098	− 0.228*
Fatigue	− 0.331**	− 0.669**
Dyspnea	− 0.433**	− 0.496**
Pain	− 0.281*	− 0.533**
Insomnia	− 0.184	− 0.400**
Appetite loss	− 0.139	− 0.412**
Constipation	− 0.110	− 0.274*
Diarrhea	− 0.157	− 0.249*
Financial difficulties	− 0.077	− 0.406**
BN20 symptom domains^b
Future uncertainty	− 0.174	− 0.566**
Visual disorder	− 0.142	− 0.256*
Motor dysfunction	− 0.095	− 0.448**
Communication deficit	− 0.145	− 0.374**
Headache	0.115	0.003
Seizure	0.073	− 0.231*
Drowsiness	− 0.180	− 0.524**
Hair loss	0.124	− 0.141
Itchy skin	0.081	− 0.030
Weakness of legs	0.017	− 0.273*
Loss of bladder control	− 0.265*	− 0.377**

FIM Functional independence measure
^aIn EORTC QLQ-C30, functional domains—higher scores are better; symptom domains—lower scores are better
^bIn EORTC BN20 symptom domains, lower scores are better
Pearson’s r ≧| 0.400 | were written in boldface. ∗∗ p < 0.01, *p < 0.05

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