Table 3.

Validity OPQOL (35) CASP-19 WHOQOL-OLD (24) scores: correlations with QoL domain ratings (Spearman's rho).

	OPQOL TOTAL++	CASP-19 TOTAL++	WHOQOL-OLD TOTAL++
QoL domain ratings+:
QoL as a whole
Ethnibus (n = 400)	−0.389**	−0.273**	−0.128**
ONS Omnibus (n = 558–560)	−0.602**	−0.577**	−0.466**
QoL follow-up (n = 288)	−0.659**	n/a	n/a
Health
Ethnibus	−0.148**	−0.135**	−0.042
ONS Omnibus	−0.624**	−0.576**	−0.450**
QoL followup	−0.628**	n/a	n/a
Social relationships
Ethnibus	−0.159**	0.007	0.024
ONS Omnibus	−0.570**	−0.517**	−0.466**
QoL followup	−0.605**	n/a	n/a
Independence, control and freedom
Ethnibus	−0.179**	−0.113*	−0.042
ONS Omnibus	−0.612**	−0.563**	−0.497**
QoL followup	−0.631**	n/a	n/a
Home and neighbourhood
Ethnibus	−0.401**	−0.072	−0.075
ONS Omnibus	−0.526**	−0.426**	−0.418**
QoL followup	−0.439**	n/a	n/a
Pyschological/emotional well-being
Ethnibus	−0.396**	−0.178**	0.004
ONS Omnibus	−0.567**	−0.510**	−0.484**
QoL followup	−0.675**	n/a	n/a
Financial circumstances
Ethnibus	−0.243**	−0.093	−0.045
ONS Omnibus	−0.524**	−0.417**	−0.360**
QoL followup	−0.547**	n/a	n/a
Leisure and social activities
Ethnibus	−0.338**	−0.115*	−0.094
ONS Omnibus	−0.639**	−0.593**	−0.512**
QoL followup	−0.606**	n/a	n/a

*P < .05; **P < .01

+ Domain ratings: 5-point response scales Very good (1)–Very bad (5), with low scores representing optimum QoL ratings.

++ OPQOL, CASP-19, WHOQOL-OLD negative scores reversed so high scores represent optimum QoL.