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. 2011 Nov 9;2011:627081. doi: 10.5402/2011/627081

Table 3.

Correlation coefficients of demographic, clinical, and psychosocial characteristics with PSF (n = 88).

CIS-f FSS
Demographic data
  Age2 n.s. n.s.
 Gender1 n.s. n.s.
 Marital status1 n.s. n.s.
 Educational level2 n.s. n.s.

Stroke characteristics
 Single or recurrent stroke1 n.s. n.s.
 Lesion side of last stroke1 n.s. n.s.
 Time since last stroke2 n.s. n.s.

Severity of paresis (MI) 2 n.s. n.s.

Psychosocial characteristics

Anxiety and depression (HADS) 2
 HADS-anxiety n.s. n.s.
 HADS-depression n.s. n.s.

Psychological distress (SCL) 2
 Anxiety n.s. n.s.
 Phobic anxiety n.s. n.s.
 Depression 0.35* n.s.
 Somatic 0.53* n.s.
 Obsessive compulsive n.s. 0.36*
 Intrapersonal sensitivity n.s. n.s.
 Hostility n.s. n.s.
 Sleep disturbances n.s. n.s.
 Total (GSI) 0.34* n.s.

Personality problems (PSI)1 n.s. n.s.

Coping (CISS) 2
 Problem-focused coping n.s. n.s.
 Emotion-oriented coping n.s. n.s.
 Avoidance n.s. n.s.
 Distraction seeking n.s. n.s.
 Company seeking n.s. n.s.

Social support (SSL-I-N) 2
 Total positive support n.s. n.s.
 Negative social interactions n.s. n.s.

Self-efficacy (SES) 2 n.s. n.s.

1 χ 2 analyses (categorical data)

2Spearman rank correlation coefficients

n.s.: not significant

*significant at Holm's correction (P < .0011)

CIS-f: Checklist Individual Strength fatigue severity subscale

FSS: Fatigue Severity Scale