Table 5.

 Concurrent validity: Pearson correlations (n = 125) between WHOQOL‐BREF domains and SF‐36 subscales

SF‐36	WHOQOL‐BREF
	QoL and general health	Physical	Psychological	Social	Environment
Physical functioning	0.61*	0.74*	0.45*	0.03	0.18**
Role physical	0.64*	0.72*	0.39*	0.24*	0.25*
Bodily pain	0.66*	0.74*	0.36*	0.13	0.21**
General health	0.76*	0.73*	0.60*	0.23**	0.37*
Vitality	0.63*	0.74*	0.67*	0.30*	0.34*
Social functioning	0.60*	0.69*	0.53*	0.33*	0.42*
Role emotional	0.48*	0.48*	0.52*	0.35*	0.33*
Mental health	0.45*	0.48*	0.70*	0.53*	0.41*
Physical score	0.66*	0.79*	0.32*	0.04	0.20**
Mental score	0.59*	0.63*	0.69*	0.50*	0.42*

*P < 0.01; ^** P < 0.05.