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Table 3 Correlation of FSS Scores with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) measures

From: Evaluating fatigue in patients recovering from COVID-19: validation of the fatigue severity scale and single item screening questions

 

Hospitalized

Non-hospitalized

Mean ± SD

Correlation with FSS (Spearman’s rho)

Mean ± SD

Correlation with FSS (Spearman’s rho)

HRQOL: EQ-5D VAS (0–100)

65.1 ± 22.8 (n = 548)

 − 0.5* (n = 528)

57.1 ± 20.1 (n = 546)

 − 0.5* (n = 536)

HRQOL: EQ-5D health utility (0–1.0)

0.7 ± 0.2 (n = 531)

 − 0.6* (n = 516)

0.7 ± 0.2 (n = 533)

 − 0.6* (n = 524)

  1. HRQOL health related quality of life; EQ-5D EuroQol-5 dimensions; VAS visual analogue scale; FSS fatigue severity scale; SD standard deviation
  2. *p < 0.001, two tailed