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Table 2 Spearman’s correlations between MFSI-SF subscales and EORTC QLQ-C30 domains

From: Psychometric properties and measurement equivalence of the Multidimensional Fatigue Syndrome Inventory- Short Form (MFSI-SF) amongst breast cancer and lymphoma patients in Singapore

EORTC QLQ-C30

MFSI-SF

General Fatigue

Physical Fatigue

Emotional Fatigue

Mental Fatigue

Vigour

Total Score

Functional

 Physical

− 0.501a

− 0.524a

− 0.404a

− 0.347a

0.358a

− 0.515a

 Role

− 0.507a

− 0.397a

− 0.412a

−  0.390a

0.394 a

− 0.501a

 Emotional

− 0.581a

− 0.492a

− 0.774a

− 0.482a

0.488a

− 0.661a

 Cognitive

− 0.416a

− 0.383a

− 0.476a

− 0.756 a

0.324a

− 0.519a

 Social

− 0.509a

− 0.421a

− 0.485a

− 0.500a

0.478a

− 0.591a

Global QOL

 Global health status (GHS)

− 0.559a

− 0.533a

− 0.492a

− 0.436a

0.612a

− 0.667a

Symptom scales

 Fatigue

0.655 a

0.537 a

0.517 a

0.451 a

− 0.463a

0.627 a

 Pain

0.374a

0.461a

0.367a

0.244a

− 0.230a

0.378 a

Symptom Items

 Dyspnoea

0.410a

0.365a

0.363a

0.366a

− 0.287a

0.419 a

 Insomnia

0.367a

0.398a

0.360a

0.319a

− 0.234a

0.386 a

 Appetite loss

0.365a

0.378a

0.323a

0.232a

− 0.380a

0.410a

 Constipation

0.348 a

0.265 a

0.225 a

0.206 a

− 0.267a

0.323 a

 Nausea & vomiting

0.254a

0.229a

0.218a

0.127b

− 0.221a

0.272a

 Diarrhoea

0.124

0.248 a

0.113

0.211 a

− 0.089

0.176 a

 Financial Difficulties

0.392

0.364a

0.416a

0.324a

− 0.378a

0.470a

  1. MFSI-SF Multidimensional Fatigue Symptom Inventory - Short Form, EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Core Questionnaire 30
  2. Unmarked correlations were not significant at the 0.05 level
  3. aCorrelation was significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
  4. bCorrelation was significant at the 0.05 level (2 tailed)
  5. Bolded values indicate hypothesised correlations