Table 4.

The Pearson correlations between the WHOQOL-BREF and the SF-36* (n = 95)

	Physical health	Psychological health	Social relationships	Environmental health
Bodily pain	0.57	0.19	0.10	0.31
General health	0.64	0.43	0.21	0.42
Vitality	0.65	0.58	0.29	0.47
Physical functioning	0.47	0.38	0.21	0.33
Role physical	0.55	0.32	0.18	0.33
Mental health	0.50	0.56	0.27	0.38
Role emotional	0.52	0.52	0.08	0.46
Social functioning	0.67	0.49	0.33	0.47

*: Weak correlation (r ≤ 0.45); moderate correlation (0.45 < r < 0.70); strong correlation (r ≥ 70).