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Table 4 Multitrait-Multimethod matrix of correlation coefficient for the comparable scales of the SF-36 and NHP in patients with varying degrees of lower limb ischaemia one year after revascularization.

From: A comparison of the Nottingham Health Profile and Short Form 36 Health Survey in patients with chronic lower limb ischaemia in a longitudinal perspective

 

SF-36

NHP

 

Bodily pain

Physical functioning

Mental health

Vitality

Social functioning

Pain

Physical mobility

Emotional reactions

Energy

Social isolation

SF-36

          

Bodily pain

-

         

Physical functioning

0.59

-

        

Mental health

0.33

0.43

-

       

Vitality

0.41

0.48

0.81

-

      

Social functioning

0.35

0.51

0.47

0.45

-

     

NHP

          

Pain

-0.53

-0.46

-0.12

-0.38

-0.14

-

    

Physical mobility

-0.53

-0.46

-0.12

-0.38

-0.14

1.00

-

   

Emotional reactions

-0.32

-0.39

-0.66

-0.62

-0.38

0.31

0.31

-

  

Energy

-0.45

-0.60

-0.59

-0.65

-0.58

0.43

0.43

0.68

-

 

Social isolation

-0.21

-0.40

-047

-0.40

-0.32

0.03

0.03

0.47

0.47

-

  1. Correlation coefficients for comparable domains of the two questionnaires are shown in bold type Correlation coefficients are negative because the two scales run in opposite directions.