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Table 3 Convergent validity of the SF-36 questionnairea

From: Reliability and validity of the SF-36 Health Survey Questionnaire in patients with brain tumors: a cross-sectional study

SF-36 subscales

Barthel index

SF-36 physical component summary

SF-36 mental component summary

Beck depression Inventory-II

Total score

Item 12: interest in other people

Item 17: fatigue

Physical Functioning

.487

.755

.541

-.519

-.298

-.206

Role Limitations Due To Physical Problems

.246

.829

.682

-.376

-.212

-.162

Pain

.296

.718

.486

-.342

-.250

-.281

General Health

.269

.542

.537

-.519

-.415

-.342

Vitality

.311

.643

.746

-.602

-.413

-.440

Social Functioning

.277

.643

.749

-.476

-.463

-.306

Role Limitations Due To Emotional Problems

.235

.607

.820

-.355

-.258

-.143

Mental Health

.239

.539

.752

-.601

-.488

-.466

Mental component summary

.329

.769

-

-.606

-.455

-.354

Physical component summary

.429

-

.769

-.564

-.356

-.317

  1. aSpearman rank-order correlation
  2. All p-values <0.05