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Table 5 Convergent validity of EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L dimensions with disease specific modules; Spearman rank correlation

From: Comparing measurement properties of EQ-5D-Y-3L and EQ-5D-Y-5L in paediatric patients

Instrument

Dimensions

Mobility

Looking after myself

Usual activities

Pain/discomfort

Worried/Sad/Unhappy

EQ-5D-Y 3L

EQ-5D-Y-5L

EQ-5D-Y 3L

EQ-5D-Y-5L

EQ-5D-Y 3L

EQ-5D-Y-5L

EQ-5D-Y 3L

EQ-5D-Y-5L

EQ-5D-Y 3L

EQ-5D-Y-5L

TranQoL

Physical

0.25b

0.30b

  

0.38a

0.43a

0.42a

0.36a

  

Emotional

    

0.27b

0.32a

0.33a

0.24b

0.32a

 

Family

          

School

        

0.30a

 

Total

0.24b

0.31b

  

0.37a

0.41a

0.36a

 

0.31b

0.25b

HaemoQol (Haemophilia)

Physical Health

 

0.33b

 

0.33b

0.29b

 

0.38a

0.40a

  

Feeling

       

0.30b

  

Sport

0.30b

  

0.28b

0.45a

 

0.32b

0.29b

  

Dealing

          

Treatment

    

0.34b

0.30b

    

Total

0.28b

 

0.28b

 

0.28b

     

PedsQoL (Cancer)

Pain

0.48a

0.41a

0.48a

0.47a

0.45a

0.38b

0.57a

0.61a

0.48a

0.48a

Nausea

0.39b

0.32a

0.35b

0.33b

  

0.46a

 

0.40b

 

Procedure Anxiety

    

0.34b

 

0.49a

0.47a

  

Treatment Anxiety

      

0.44a

   

Worry

0.46a

0.45a

0.39b

0.32b

0.36b

0.33b

0.42a

0.38a

0.51a

 

Total

0.55a

0.47a

0.43a

0.38a

0.42a

0.33a

0.66a

0.50a

0.34b

 
  1. aSignificant at the 0.01 level
  2. bsignificant at the 0.05 level
  3. Correlation coefficients with p value above 0.05 not shown here