Assessing quality of life in older adults: psychometric properties of the OPQoL-brief questionnaire in a nursing home population

Table 5 Inter-item correlation matrix

OPQoL item	1 I enjoy my life overall	2 I look forward to things	3 I am healthy enough to get out and about	4 My family, friends or neighbors will help me if needed	5 I have social or leisure activities/hobbies that I enjoy doing	6 I try to stay involved with things	7 I am healthy enough to have my independence	8 I can please myself what I do	9 I feel safe where I live	10 I get pleasure from my home	11 I take life as it comes and make the best of things	12 I feel lucky compared to most people	13 I have enough money to pay for household bills
1 I enjoy my life overall	1,000
2 I look forward to things	,622	1,000
3 I am healthy enough to get out and about	,447	,399	1,000
4 My family, friends or neighbors will help me if needed	,345	,409	,200	1,000
5 I have social or leisure activities/hobbies that I enjoy doing	,395	,460	,226	,314	1,000
6 I try to stay involved with things	,269	,422	,206	,348	,548	1,000
7 I am healthy enough to have my independence	,281	,187	,465	,046	,224	,136	1,000
8 I can please myself what I do	,547	,412	,353	,241	,363	,314	,341	1,000
9 I feel safe where I live	,343	,300	,254	,228	,119	,030	,296	,235	1,000
10 I get pleasure from my home	,349	,320	,271	,103	,239	,226	,355	,379	,481	1,000
11 I take life as it comes and make the best of things	,426	,206	,304	,104	,025	-,017	,311	,383	,426	,310	1,000
12 I feel lucky compared to most people	,357	,246	,216	,032	,220	,133	,285	,345	,304	,442	,375	1,000
13 I have enough money to pay for household bills	,327	,281	,294	,253	,082	,126	,240	,224	,300	,209	,310	,320	1,000

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