Table III.

Correlation matrix (Pearson’s R)

	Community Participation Ratio	Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Scale	Number of Co- morbidities	Self-Reported Functional Measure (ADL)	MS Walking Scale	Perceived Deficit Questionnaire	Stages of change for physical activity	Communication with physician	Emotional management	Nutritional behaviors	CHIEF- SF	Self- management symptoms
Community Participation Ratio	1.00
Symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis Scale	−0.243**	1.00
Number of co-morbidities	−0.10	0.236**	1.00
Self-Reported Functional Measure (ADL)	−0.03	0.270**	0.02	1.00
MS Walking Scale	−0.05	0.581**	0.07	0.439**	1.00
Perceived Deficit Questionnaire	−0.354**	0.526**	0.280**	0.02	112*	1.00
Stages of change for physical activity	0.225**	−0.311**	−0.196**	−0.246**	−0.389**	−0.176**	1.00
Communication with physician	−0.01	0.133*	0.04	0.06	0.07	0.02	0.05	1.00
Emotional management	−0.176**	0.315**	0.143**	−0.01	0.129*	0.236**	0.03	0.219**	1.00
Nutritional behaviors	0.159**	−0.03	−0.132*	−0.07	−0.04	−0.159**	0.170**	0.153**	0.191**	1.00
CHIEF-SF	−0.308**	0.393**	0.222**	0.136*	0.277**	0.375**	−0.191**	0.04	0.258**	−0.07	1.00
Self-efficacy self-management symptoms	0.306**	−0.442**	−0.268**	−0.129*	−0.198**	−0.425**	0.280**	−0.130*	−0.146**	0.234**	−0.340**	1.00

^*Correlation is significant at ≤ 0.05 level.

^**Correlation is significant at ≤ 0.01 level.

CHIEF-SF: Craig Hospital Inventory of Environmental Factors−Short Form; ADL: activities of daily living.