Table 4.
Correlations between functional status tests and QLQ-C30 global quality of life scale/QLQ-H&N35 speech problems
| Scales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| QLQ-C30 global quality of life | QLQ-H&N35 speech problems | |||
| Correlation coefficient (r) n = 76 | P | Correlation coefficient (r) n = 76 | P | |
| Speech | ||||
| Intelligibility | 0.411 | 0.000 | −0.285 | 0.013 |
| Articulation | 0.355 | 0.002 | −0.242 | 0.035 |
| Nasality | 0.152 | 0.190 | −0.270 | 0.019 |
| n = 80 | n = 80 | |||
| Rate | 0.129 | 0.267 | −0.142 | 0.221 |
| n = 80 | n = 80 | |||
| Oral functions | ||||
| Mobility | ||||
| Tongue | 0.078 | 0.490 | −0.188 | 0.095 |
| Lip | 0.157 | 0.164 | −0.176 | 0.119 |
| Diadochokinesis | 0.109 | 0.337 | −0.280 | 0.012 |
| Strength | ||||
| Tongue | 0.188 | 0.095 | −0.175 | 0.121 |
| Lip | 0.056 | 0.624 | −0.049 | 0.665 |