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. 2003 Oct 4;1:50. doi: 10.1186/1477-7525-1-50

Table 2.

Physical and social needs

Correlation coefficient

Component Variable SAQ Phys SAQ AS SAQ AF SAQ TS SAQ QOL SF12 PCS SF12 MCS
Mobility Physical activity -.40** -.18 -.02 -.18 -.44** -.45** -.22
Mobility restriction .65*** .02 .51** .38* .45** .55** .35*
Transport -.29 .13 .03 -.21 -.25 -.39** -.43**
Need mobility help? -.52** .05 -.25 -.22 -.31 -.38* -.30
More physical activity needed? -.53** .004 -.35* -.48** -.34 -.27 -.45**
Access to health centre -.43** -.06 -.30 -.20 -.17 -.35* -.36*
Helper Anybody looks after you? .41** .04 .26 .18 .25 .26 .16
Need anyone for help? -.53*** -.34* -.36* -.10 -.43** -.46** -.30*
Helper is happy to continue? .08 -.16 .12 .10 -.05 -.01 .36*
Physical needs Anything could be improved? -.14 -.19 -.23 -.10 -.43** -.34* .04
Equipment for daily activities? -.62*** .02 -.18 -.38** -.32* -.48** -.25
Need additional help? -.37* .000 -.12 -.31* -.48** -.32* -.17
Social needs Helpfulness of social services .17 -.29 .02 .01 -.05 .10 .01
Financial supports needed? -.43** -.01 .06 -.17 -.30 -.29 -.07
Cleaning may help? -.44** -.33 -.28 -.32 -.28 -.29 -.22
Social worker visit may help? -.46** -.16 -.005 -.16 -.57** -.30 -.17
Better housing may help? -.08 .18 -.09 -.12 -.13 -.16 -.08
Living alone .10 .02 .15 .09 .06 .08 .09
Accommodation .30 -.23 .24 .22 .30 .44*** .08
Doing hobbies .49** .11 .28 .32* .51** .57*** .33*
Frequency of social meetings -.40** -.18 -.02 -.18 -.44** -.45** -.22

Spearman rho is calculated as correlation coefficient. * indicates significance level (P value) < 0.05, ** < 0.01, and *** < 0.001.