Table 7.
Correlations between AQEL items and corresponding PQLI items (n = 28).
| PQLI | AQEL | Correlation |
| Keep working | Bodily strength | 0.87 |
| House chores | ||
| Enjoyment | Make you happy | 0.79 |
| Hobbies | ||
| Driving or transportation | - | |
| Self care | Help needed with hygiene/dressing | 0.72 |
| Pain | Pain | 0.93 |
| Nausea/vomiting | Nausea | 0.93 |
| Lack of appetite | - | |
| Weak/tired | Hours recumbent during day | 0.81 |
| Dyspnoea | - | |
| Stool disturbances | Troubled bowel | 0.93 |
| Sleep disturbances | Insomnia | 0.94 |
| Like to choose therapeutic schema | - | |
| Able to choose therapeutic schema | - | |
| Satisfactory support of relatives/friends | Sharing worries with any member of family | 0.55 |
| Regarded as usual by friends | 0.75 | |
| Satisfactory support of health care team | Ability to reach stuff | 0.74 |
| Receive appropriate care | 0.58 | |
| Satisfactory support of nursing stuff | Ability to reach stuff | 0.44 |
| Receive appropriate care | 0.49 | |
| Discussion with the doctor on my social relationships | - | |
| Discussion with the doctor on economic/professional problems | - | |
| Discussion with the doctor on my family problems | - | |
| Calm | Anxiety | 0.85 |
| Optimistic | Meaningfulness | 0.81 |
| Blue | Depression | 0.88 |
| Control of the situation | - | |
| Fears of death | - | |
| Overall QoL | Global quality of life | 0.79 |