The psychological context of quality of life: a psychometric analysis of a novel idiographic measure of bladder cancer patients' personal goals and concerns prior to surgery

Table 2 Significant correlations between goal measures and demographics (N = 50)

	Age	Female	Married	Level of Education	Any Work
NUMBER of GOALS			0.35	0.27	0.34
HEALTH and TREATMENT
Health Issues - Not Cancer					-0.32
FUNCTIONING
Sexual Functioning				0.29	0.23
MENTAL HEALTH and PERCEPTIONS
Mental Health and Mood State	-0.30	0.37
Personality and Person Attributes			0.26
Body Image			-0.31
COMFORT and LIFESTYLE
A Life on My Own Terms		0.35
Leisure Activities	0.47
Living Comfortable			-0.34
Return to Life Before Cancer	-0.32	0.26
Sports	0.25	-0.28
Exercise	-0.28				0.25
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work and Unemployment	-0.32				0.41
Financial Concerns		-0.33
Accomplishing Chores and Tasks		0.33
RELATIONSHIPS and FAMILY CONCERNS
Family in General			0.30	-0.28
Intimacy and Sexual Relationship Concerns	-0.35				0.24
HOME and COMMUNITY
Living Situation, Housing, Neighborhood					-0.30
Societal and Altruistic Concerns	0.24
PROBLEMS and CONFLICTS
Conflicts			-0.25		-0.29
AVERAGE PROGRESS TOWARD GOAL ATTAINMENT	0.25	-0.35		-0.24

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