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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Qual Life Res. 2014 Oct 12;24(4):999–1009. doi: 10.1007/s11136-014-0818-1

Table 5. Product-moment Correlations of PROMIS SF, CAT and Legacy Instruments with 6 Minute Walk and Percent Predicted FEV1 when Participants are Stable.

PROMIS SF* 6 Minute Walk % Predicted FEV1

r p-value n r p-value**

Anger -0.15 0.10 121 -0.08 0.37 128
Anxiety -0.22 0.01 122 0.01 0.93 129
Depression -0.23 0.01 122 -0.08 0.36 129
Fatigue -0.26 <0.01 122 -0.11 0.20 128
Pain Behavior -0.18 0.05 122 0.14 0.11 129
Pain Interference -0.24 <0.01 122 0.09 0.31 129
Physical Function 0.53 <0.01 122 0.27 <0.01 129
Discretionary Social Activities 0.21 0.02 121 0.11 0.21 127
Social Roles 0.31 <0.01 121 0.17 0.06 128

PROMIS CAT* 6 Minute Walk % Predicted FEV1

r* p** n r* P** n

Anger -0.18 0.06 115 -0.05 0.60 121
Anxiety -0.21 0.02 115 -0.01 0.94 121
Depression -0.17 0.06 115 -0.10 0.28 121
Fatigue -0.20 0.03 114 -0.11 0.21 120
Pain Behavior -0.14 0.13 115 0.15 0.09 121
Pain Interference -0.15 0.11 115 0.13 0.16 121
Physical Function 0.57 <0.01 114 0.34 <0.01 120
Discretionary Social Activities 0.24 0.01 115 0.11 0.25 121
Social Roles 0.24 0.01 115 0.15 0.10 121

Legacy Instruments+ 6 Minute Walk % Predicted FEV1

r* p** n r* P** n

FACIT - Dyspnea

Dyspnea -0.50 <0.01 112 -0.31 <0.01 115
Functional Limitations -0.50 <0.01 108 -0.27 <0.01 111

SGRQ

Symptoms -0.09 0.33 121 -0.06 128
Activities -0.41 <0.01 120 -0.25 <0.01 127
Impacts -0.20 0.03 119 -0.17 0.06 127
Total -0.27 <0.01 119 -0.20 0.03 127

PSQI

-0.17 106 0.10 113

EXACT-PRO Day 1

-0.33 110 -0.16 120

MMRC - Dyspnea

-0.39 <0.01 122 -0.21 0.02 128
*

CAT=computer administered items; SF=short forms;

+

SGRQ=St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire; Modified Medical Research Council (MMRC) Dyspnea Scale; Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT) Dyspnea Scale; PSQI=Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index; Exact-PRO= EXAcerbations of Chronic pulmonary disease Tool – Patient Reported Outcome