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Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2013 May 15;130(2):323–328. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.05.009

Table 5.

Known-group validity with MDASI-OC subscales and ECOG PS ratings and criterion (concurrent) validity with QOL and FACT-O

	ECOG PS						QOL		FACT-O
	Good^a		Poor^a
Subscale	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	Diff	p	Pearson correlation	p	Pearson correlation	p
Core	1.67	1.48	2.31	1.61	0.64	0.022	−0.268	0.002	−0.541	<0.001
Ovarian module	1.38	1.27	2.30	2.13	0.92	0.005	−0.230	0.009	−0.483	<0.001
Interference	1.19	1.43	2.41	2.42	1.22	0.001	−0.399	<0.001	−0.643	<0.001
Core + module	1.56	1.33	2.31	1.74	0.74	0.009	−0.265	0.002	−0.542	<0.001

Abbreviations: MDASI-OC, ovarian cancer module of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; QOL, Measure of Global Quality of Life questionnaire; FACT-O, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Ovary; SD, standard deviation.

Good ECOG PS is defined as 0 and poor ECOG PS is defined as 1 or greater.