Table 7 Correlations between AQEL items and corresponding PQLI items (n = 28).
From: The "Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument (PQLI)" in terminal cancer patients
PQLI | AQEL | Correlation |
|---|---|---|
Keep working | Bodily strength | 0.87 |
House chores | ||
Enjoyment | Make you happy | 0.79 |
Hobbies | ||
Driving or transportation | - | |
Self care | Help needed with hygiene/dressing | 0.72 |
Pain | Pain | 0.93 |
Nausea/vomiting | Nausea | 0.93 |
Lack of appetite | - | |
Weak/tired | Hours recumbent during day | 0.81 |
Dyspnoea | - | |
Stool disturbances | Troubled bowel | 0.93 |
Sleep disturbances | Insomnia | 0.94 |
Like to choose therapeutic schema | - | |
Able to choose therapeutic schema | - | |
Satisfactory support of relatives/friends | Sharing worries with any member of family | 0.55 |
Regarded as usual by friends | 0.75 | |
Satisfactory support of health care team | Ability to reach stuff | 0.74 |
Receive appropriate care | 0.58 | |
Satisfactory support of nursing stuff | Ability to reach stuff | 0.44 |
Receive appropriate care | 0.49 | |
Discussion with the doctor on my social relationships | - | |
Discussion with the doctor on economic/professional problems | - | |
Discussion with the doctor on my family problems | - | |
Calm | Anxiety | 0.85 |
Optimistic | Meaningfulness | 0.81 |
Blue | Depression | 0.88 |
Control of the situation | - | |
Fears of death | - | |
Overall QoL | Global quality of life | 0.79 |