Table 5.

Item analysis: Correlation between items helplessness and depression

Items	Depression P/Approx. Sig	Correlation Coefficient (r)
1. Because of my illness, I miss the things I like to do most.	.001	.316**
5. My illness controls my life.	.023	.221*
7. My illness makes me feel useless at times.	.003	.286**
9. My illness prevents me from doing what I would like to do	.026	.217*
12. My illness limits me in everything important to me	.004	.276**
15. My illness frequently makes me feel helpless	.013	.240*

^*P/Approx. Sig <.05. |

^**P/Appox. Sig <.01