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Table 3 Construct validity of Nor-SWAL-QOL and Short Form 36 in oropharyngeal dysphagia group (n = 102)

From: Cultural adaptation and validation of the Norwegian version of the swallowing quality of life questionnaire (SWAL-QOL)

Nor-SWAL-QOL

SF-36

Physical functioning

Role physical

Bodily pain

General health

Vitality

Social functioning

Role emotional

Mental health

Burden

0.19

0.36*

0.23

0.32

0.33

0.38*

0.20

0.30

Food selection

0.14

0.38*

0.31

0.41*

0.38*

0.39*

0.14

0.31

Eating duration

0.30

0.23

0.19

0.28

0.20

0.26

0.29

0.22

Eating desire

0.23

0.17

0.15

0.28

0.28

0.23

0.16

0.36*

Fear of eating

0.22

0.20

0.28

0.30

0.21

0.15

0.14

0.29

Sleep

0.13

0.31

0.42*

0.52**

0.43*

0.42**

0.28

0.36*

Fatigue

0.23

0.42*

0.51**

0.65**

0.71**

0.43**

0.24

0.49**

Communication

0.25

0.31

0.03

0.02

0.12

0.27

0.14

0.14

Mental Health

0.18

0.27

0.21

0.36*

0.39*

0.31

0.21

0.49**

Social functioning

0.26

0.47**

0.28

0.33

0.36*

0.60**

0.20

0.38*

Symptom frequency battery

0.19

0.38*

0.28

0.25

0.14

0.27

0.27

0.10

  1. Spearman’s rho values are presented. Significant Spearman’s rho correlations are shown in bold print
  2. The Bonferroni-corrected thresholds for statistical significance was set at 0.05/88 = 0.00057(*) and 0.001/88 = 0.000011(**)
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