Health and Quality of Life Outcomes

Table 5 Correlations between scales of the QLQ-C30 and QLQ-BLM30 at baseline

From: Validation and reliability of the Dutch version of the EORTC QLQ-BLM30 module for assessing the health-related quality of life of patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer

QLQ-C30 scales	QLQ-BLM30
QLQ-C30 scales	US^b	UP^b	FW^b	BAF^b	BI^b	SX^a	SXmen^b
Global health status / QoL^a	− 0.28	− 0.33	− 0.35	− 0.22	− 0.33	0.23	− 0.10
Functioning scales^a
Physical function	−0.26	− 0.38	− 0.16	− 0.24	− 0.32	0.37	− 0.17
Role function	− 0.23	− 0.24	− 0.22	− 0.27	−0.33	0.21	−0.10
Emotional function	−0.15	− 0.30	− 0.60	− 0.26	− 0.33	0.09	− 0.02
Cognitive function	−0.16	− 0.24	−0.24	− 0.24	− 0.24	0.12	−0.14
Social function	−0.25	−0.41	− 0.30	−0.24	− 0.38	0.20	− 0.14
Symptom scales^b
Nausea and vomiting	0.29	0.35	0.28	0.29	0.34	−0.24	0.20
Fatigue	0.16	0.13	0.14	0.18	0.13	−0.07	0.05
Pain	0.34	0.03	0.24	0.28	0.29	−0.17	0.03

BAF Bloating and flatulence, BI Body image, FW Future worries, SX Sexual functioning, SXmen Sexual problems in men, UP Urostomy problems, US Urinary symptoms, Q0L Quality of Life
^a A higher score on this scale indicates better functioning
^b A higher score on this scale indicates more symptoms, problems or worries

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