Exploring the relation between the EQ-5D-5L pain/discomfort and pain and itching in a sample of burn patients

Table 3 Association of all EQ-5D-5L domains (5 level score) with POSAS pain and itching (1–10 score) in terms of Spearman’s rank correlation

		Other EQ-5D-5L domains
	Pain/ discomfort	Mobility	Self-care	Usual activities	Anxiety/ depression
All (n = 245)
POSAS pain	0.468^*	0.153^*	0.099	0.359^*	0.174^*
POSAS itch	0.473^*	0.058	0.096	0.301^*	0.192^*
Subgroup POSAS pain, no itching (n = 10)
POSAS pain	0.585	0.041	NA	0.208	0.609
Subgroup POSAS itching, no pain (n = 65)
POSAS itch	0.408^*	0.030	0.235	0.303^*	0.256^*
Subgroup with comorbidity (n = 62)
POSAS pain	0.453^*	0.019	0.106	0.272^*	0.206
POSAS itch	0.472^*	−0.025	0.141	0.235	0.243
Subgroup without comorbidity (n = 183)
POSAS pain	0.451^*	0.196^*	0.047	0.374^*	0.131
POSAS itch	0.481^*	0.095	0.047	0.336^*	0.174^*

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