Table 2. Spearman correlation between age, time on haemodialysis and variables of CBA-H and SF-36.
| Age | Time on haemodialysis (months) | |
|---|---|---|
| Scale CBA-H (negative scores) | ||
| Anxiety | .00 | -.02 |
| Health-care related fears | -.03 | .10 |
| Depression | .08 | .23 |
| Emotional instability-Depressive mood | -.02 | .22 |
| Psychophysical Wellbeing | .00 | -.22 |
| Perceived psychophysical Stress | -.13 | -.17 |
| Neuroticism | -.07 | -.16 |
| Social Anxiety | .19 | .20 |
| Haste and Impatience | .28* | .09 |
| Excessive Involvement | .35* | .26° |
| Hostility | .13 | .31* |
| Inability to Relax | -.21 | -.27° |
| Interpersonal Difficulties | .14 | .17 |
| Leadership/Competitiveness | .02 | .05 |
| Irritability | .05 | -.23 |
| Type A Personality | .50*** | .23 |
| Vital Exhaustion | -.15 | -.12 |
| SF-36 (positive scores) | ||
| Physical Functioning | -.04 | -.42** |
| Physical role Functioning | .17 | -.14 |
| Bodily Pain | .18 | -.34* |
| General Health Perceptions | .10 | .08 |
| Vitality | .20 | -.17 |
| Social role Functioning | -.02 | .09 |
| Emotional role Functioning | .01 | .07 |
| Mental Health | .20 | .08 |
| Physical Component Score | .16 | -.29° |
| Mental Component Score | .10 | .16 |
Significance °p < .10 *p<0.05 **p<0.01 ***p<0.001