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Table 3 Relationship of domain and total scores of AQLQ-J and AQLQ-S (correlation matrix)

From: Validity of two common asthma-specific quality of life questionnaires: Juniper mini asthma quality of life questionnaire and Sydney asthma quality of life questionnaire

 

AQLQ-J

AQLQ-S

 

Symptoms

Environmental Stimuli

Emotional Function

Activity Limitation

Total

Breathlessness

Mood

Social

Concerns

Total

AQLQ-J

          

Symptoms

-

0.54

0.68

0.60

0.90

     

Environmental Stimuli

 

-

0.52

0.47

0.73

     

Emotional Function

 

0.52

-

 

0.82

     

Activity Limitation

 

0.47

0.51

-

0.78

     

Total

    

-

     

AQLQ-S

          

Breathlessness

-0.74

-0.42

-0.54

-0.61

-0.72

-

    

Mood

-0.57

-0.36

-0.46

-0.42

-0.58

0.57

-

   

Social

-0.52

-0.54

-0.53

-0.70

-0.68

0.56

0.41

-

  

Concerns

-0.59

-0.45

-0.65

-0.53

-0.68

0.59

0.61

0.68

-

 

Total

-0.73

-0.52

-0.66

-0.66

-0.80

0.81

0.80

0.76

0.88

 
  1. Spearman’s rank correlation coefficients, all correlation coefficients showed p values < 0.0001.
  2. Correlations between AQLQ-J and AQLQ-S scores are negative because the respective scores run in opposite directions.