Table 8.
Correlations between the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30, version 3.0) and PQLI items.
| PQLI | EORTC QLQ-C30 | QLQ C30 Item | Correlation |
| Keep working | Keep working | 6 | 0.91 |
| House chores | Stay in bed or a chair | 4 | 0.83 |
| Enjoyment | Interfere with social activities | 27 | 0.79 |
| Hobbies | Hobbies | 7 | 0.88 |
| Driving or transportation | - | ||
| Self care | Help with eating, dressing... | 5 | 0.82 |
| Pain | Pain | 9 | 0.97 |
| Nausea/vomiting | Nausea Vomiting | 14 15 | 0.85 0.89 |
| Lack of appetite | Lack of appetite | 13 | 0.97 |
| Weak/tired | Weak | 12 | 0.85 |
| Dyspnoea | Short of breath | 0.92 | |
| Diarrhea or Constipation | Constipated Diarrhea | 16 17 | 0.91 0.90 |
| Sleep disturbances | Trouble sleeping | 11 | 0.95 |
| Like to choose therapeutic schema | - | ||
| Able to choose therapeutic schema | - | ||
| Satisfactory support of relatives/friends | |||
| Satisfactory support of health care team | |||
| Satisfactory support of nursing stuff | - | ||
| 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 | Tense | 21 | 0.83 |
| Optimistic | Worry | 22 | 0.88 |
| Blue | Depressed | 24 | 0.90 |
| Control of the situation | - | ||
| Fears of death | - | ||
| Overall Q o L | Overall Quality of Life | 30 | 0.84 |