Table 2.
Correlation between POS and EORTC QLQ-C15 PAL and the Spiritual scale of the FACIT at admission
| POS | Pain | Other Symptoms | Anxiety | Family anxiety | Information | Share feelings | Depression | Feeling at peace | Wasted time | Personal affairs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EORTC QLQ -C15-PAL | |||||||||||
| Functional scales | |||||||||||
| Physical Functioning | −.12 | −.09 | −.16 | −.03 | −.13 | −.04 | .01 | −.16 | −.05 | −.03 | .02 |
| Emotional Functioning | −.57 | −.35 | −.23 | −.51 | −.12 | −.25 | .01 | −.68 | −.41 | −.24 | −.05 |
| Symptom scales | |||||||||||
| Fatigue | .30 | .18 | .30 | .15 | .17 | .16 | .09 | .22 | −.01 | .05 | −.01 |
| Nausea and vomiting | .33 | .11 | .41 | .14 | .17 | .12 | .04 | .19 | .06 | .16 | .01 |
| Pain | .54 | .77 | .08 | .24 | .22 | .20 | .14 | .25 | .19 | .26 | .11 |
| Dyspnoea | .13 | −.02 | .04 | .12 | .05 | .17 | .02 | .01 | .07 | .11 | .13 |
| Insomnia | .30 | .16 | .18 | .28 | .15 | .01 | −.04 | .23 | .13 | −.04 | −.01 |
| Appetite loss | .06 | −.03 | .32 | .08 | .22 | −.02 | −.01 | .13 | −.12 | −.02 | −.29 |
| Constipation | .16 | .07 | .26 | .02 | .15 | .12 | .01 | .11 | .01 | .10 | .01 |
| Global health status/QOL | −.23 | −.27 | −.04 | −.12 | −.18 | −.15 | −.05 | −.13 | −.08 | −.10 | −.06 |
| FACIT-Sp-12 | |||||||||||
| FACIT 1 | −.46 | −.27 | .05 | −.43 | .02 | −.20 | −.33 | −.41 | −.44 | −.13 | −.15 |
| FACIT 2 | −.24 | −.07 | .00 | −.08 | −.02 | −.04 | −.18 | −.15 | −.16 | −.03 | −.20 |
| FACIT TOTAL | −.42 | −.26 | .10 | −.32 | .05 | −.18 | −.33 | −.31 | −.40 | −.11 | −.23 |
Statistical significant correlations (P-values <0.01) were highlighted
EORTC QLQ -C15-PAL European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life core 15 palliative Questionnaire
FACIT-Sp-12 Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy, spiritual wellbeing scale
POS palliative care outcome scale