An instrument for measuring health-related quality of life in patients with Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT): development and validation of Deep Venous Thrombosis Quality of Life (DVTQOL) questionnaire

Table 5 Correlations between domains of SF-36 and DVTQOL

	DVTQOL domains
SF-36 domains	Emotional distress	Symptoms	Limitation in physical activity	Hassle with monitoring	Sleep disturbance	Dietary problems
Physical Functioning	0.44	0.51	0.80	0.09	0.49	0.04
Role Physical	0.49	0.33	0.59	0.01	0.35	0.19
Bodily Pain	0.56	0.58	0.58	0.08	0.39	0.24
General Health	0.63	0.39	0.56	0.34	0.36	0.19
Vitality	0.74	0.39	0.50	0.26	0.45	0.27
Social Functioning	0.43	0.30	0.26	0.31	0.18	0.15
Role Emotional	0.51	0.35	0.36	0.11	0.23	0.18
Mental Health	0.74	0.39	0.44	0.33	0.35	0.17
Physical Component Summary	0.50	0.52	0.80	0.07	0.49	0.15
Mental Component Summary	0.61	0.26	0.18	0.30	0.18	0.20

Note: Bolded coefficients are significant, p < 0.0005, after correction for multiplicity (Bonferroni)

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