Validity and reliability of a new, short symptom rating scale in patients with persistent atrial fibrillation

Table 3 Correlation coefficients (Pearson) between the original 7 items and the SF-36 domains.

Items	Dyspnoea at rest	Dyspnoea on exertion	Limitations in working	Limitations in daily life	Discomfort due to AF	Fatiguedue to AF	Anxiety due to AF
pf_tran	-0.36437	-0.58810	-0.12466	-0.61232	-0.20312	-0.48616	-0.24267
Physical functioning	< .0001	< .0001	0.4315	< .0001	0.0325	< .0001	0.0106
n	111	111	42	111	111	111	110
rp_tran	-0.35569	-0.47634	-0.20069	-0.62755	-0.22794	-0.49356	-0.31813
Role – Physical	0.0001	< .0001	0.2025	< .0001	0.0171	< .0001	0.0008
n	109	109	42	108	109	109	108
bp_tran	-0.44545	-0.26582	-0.34962	-0.37650	-0.31149	-0.32431	-0.38909
Bodily Pain	< .0001	0.0048	0.0232	< .0001	0.0009	0.0005	< .0001
n	111	111	42	110	111	111	109
gh_tran	-0.29357	-0.27723	-0.29889	-0.51705	-0.31705	-0.40835	-0.38909
General Health	0.0019	0.0034	0.0545	< .0001	0.0007	< .0001	< .0001
n	110	110	42	109	110	110	109
v_tran	-0.25704	-0.40008	-0.40877	-0.66652	-0.40433	-0.66056	-0.36696
Vitality	0.0084	< .0001	0.0120	< .0001	< .0001	< .0001	0.0001
n	104	104	37	103	104	104	103
sf_tran	-0.14190	-0.25434	-0.08276	-0.46915	-0.38437	-0.42230	-0.37927
Social Functioning	0.1374	0.0071	0.6023	< .0001	< .0001	< .0001	< .0001
n	111	111	42	110	111	111	110
re-tran	-0.32767	-0.37072	0.11359	-0.52260	-0.21609	-0.48442	-0.42472
Role – Emotional	0.0004	< .0001	0.4738	< .0001	0.0227	< .0001	< .0001
n	111	111	42	110	111	111	103
mh_tran	-0.14611	-0.21271	-0.21615	-0.37553	-0.40701	-0.44899	-0.62826
Mental Health	0.1389	0.0302	0.1988	< .0001	< .0001	< .0001	< .0001
n	104	104	37	103	104	104	103

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