TABLE 3.
Correlations between each of the EmpAQ-5 and EmpAQ-15 PROMs and other questionnaires for the purpose of evaluating construct validity
| EmpAQ-5 | EmpAQ-15 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | n | r | p | n | |
| SPaRQ—social behaviors | −0.36 | <0.001 | 179 | −0.28 | <0.001 | 177 |
| Patient SAC | −0.49 | <0.001 | 179 | −0.47 | <0.001 | 177 |
| PAM | 0.55 | <0.001 | 179 | 0.62 | <0.001 | 177 |
| WHO-DAS 2.0—12-item | −0.38 | <0.001 | 178 | −0.46 | <0.001 | 175 |
| HCEQ—total score | 0.37 | <0.001 | 177 | 0.29 | <0.001 | 175 |
| HCEQ—involvement in decisions | 0.18 | 0.014 | 179 | 0.05 | 0.549 | 177 |
| HCEQ—involvement in interactions | 0.44 | <0.001 | 177 | 0.50 | <0.001 | 174 |
| HCEQ—degree of control | 0.17 | 0.020 | 179 | 0.07 | 0.360 | 177 |
EmpAQ-5, Empowerment Audiology Questionnaire-5; EmpAQ-15, Empowerment Audiology Questionnaire-15; HCEQ, Health Care Empowerment Questionnaire; PAM, patient activation measure; PROMs, patient-reported outcome measures; SAC, Self-Assessment of Communication; SPaRQ, Social Participation Restrictions Questionnaire; WHO-DAS 2.0, World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0.