Table 6.
Fifty-three items were excluded and 24 items were selected for the questionnaire
| Excluded item | Reason | Accepted candidate |
|---|---|---|
| C-2 | Correlated to C-l, C-7, and C-18 | C-l |
| C-3 | Correlated to C-l | C-7 |
| C-4 | Correlated to C-l, C-7, C-18, C-21, and QOL-3-7 | C-13 |
| C-5 | Correlated to C-l, C-21, and QOL-3-7 | C-18 |
| C-6 | Correlated to C-l and C-7 | C-21 |
| C-8 | Correlated to C-l and C-7 | C-28 |
| C-9 | Correlated to C-l and C-7 | C-30 |
| C-10 | Correlated to C-l, C-7, C-18, and C-21 | C-31 |
| C-ll | The answer was concentrated on "I can do it without difficulty." | C-32 |
| C-12 | The answer was concentrated on "I can do it without difficulty." | C-35 |
| C-14 | Correlated to C-13 | C-37 |
| C-15 | The answer was concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | C-38 |
| C-16 | Correlated to C-18, C-21, QOL-3-5, QOL 3-6, and QOL 3-7 | C-41 |
| C-17 | The answer was concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | QOL-1 |
| C-19 | Correlated to C-18, C-21, QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, and QOL-4-2 | QOL-3-5 |
| C-20 | Correlated to C-18, C-21, QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, and QOL-4-2 | QOL-3-6 |
| C-22 | Correlated to C-l, C-18, C-21, QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, and QOL-3-7 | QOL-3-7 |
| C-23 | Correlated to C-18 and C-21 | QOL-4-2 |
| C-24 | Correlated to C-18 and C-21 | QOL-8 |
| C-25 | Correlated to C-l, C-18, C-21, QOL-3-5, QOL-3-7, and QOL-4-2 | QOL-9-6 |
| C-26 | Correlated to C-18, C-21, QOL-3-5, QOL-3-7, and QOL-4-2 | QOL-9-7 |
| C-27 | The answer was concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | QOL-9-8 |
| C-29 | Correlated to C-32. The answer was concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | QOL-11-2 |
| C-33 | Same distribution of answers as healthy | QOL-11-3 |
| C-34 | The answer was concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | |
| C-36 | Correlated to C-35 | |
| C-39 | Correlated to C-35. There was a trend toward the answer being concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | |
| C-40 | Correlated to C-35. There was a trend toward the answer being concentrated on “I can do it without difficulty.” | |
| QOL-2 | Correlated to QOL-1 | |
| QOL-3-1 | Correlated to QOL-3-7 and C-18 | |
| QOL-3-2 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, QOL-4-2, C-18, and C-21 | |
| QOL-3-3 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, C-18, and C-21 | |
| QOL-3-4 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, QOL-4-2, C-18, and C-21 | |
| QOL-3-8 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, C-18, and C-21 | |
| QOL-3-9 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, C-l, C-18, and C-21 | |
| QOL-3-10 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-6, QOL-3-7, C-l, C-18, and C-21 | |
| QOL-4-1 | Correlated to QOL-3-7, QOL-4-2, and QOL-8 | |
| QOL-4-3 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-7, QOL-4-2, and C-18 | |
| QOL-4-4 | Correlated to QOL-3-5, QOL-3-7, QOL-4-2, QOL-8, QOL-9-8, and C-18 | |
| QOL-5-1 | Correlated to QOL-4-2 and QOL-8 | |
| QOL-5-2 | Correlated to QOL-4-2 and QOL-8 | |
| QOL-5-3 | Correlated to QOL-4-2 and QOL-8 | |
| QOL-6 | Correlated to QOL-4-2 | |
| QOL-7 | Correlated to QOL-8 | |
| QOL-9-1 | Correlated to QOL-9-6 and QOL-9-8 | |
| QOL-9-2 | Correlated to QOL-8 and QOL-9-6 | |
| QOL-9-3 | Correlated to QOL-8, QOL-9-6 and QOL-9-7 | |
| QOL-9-4 | Correlated to QOL-9-6 and QOL-9-8 | |
| QOL-9-5 | Correlated to QOL-9-8 | |
| QOL-9-6 | Correlated to QOL-9-6 and QOL-9-7 | |
| QOL-10 | Correlated to QOL-4-2 | |
| QOL-11-1 | Correlated to QOL-11-2 | |
| QOL-11-4 | Correlated to QOL-1, QOL-9-8, and QOL-11-2 |