Table 5.

Convergent validity. Spearman’s correlation between the total score of the MFI-20 and EQ-5D-3 L, point-biserial correlation between the MFI-total and the diagnosis of major depression according to SCID-I

	Total Score
T2 (n = 113)
EQ-5D-3 L	−.65***
Major depression (no/ yes)	.27**
T3 (n = 91)
EQ-5D-3 L	−.66***
Major Depression (no/ yes)	.37***

EQ-5D-3 L = Euro-Quality of life [18]; MFI-20 = Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory [12]; SCID-I = Structured Clinical Interview for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of mental disorders DSM-IV [19]

***p ≤ .001; **p ≤ .01

GF General Fatigue, MF Mental Fatigue, PF Physical Fatigue, RA Reduced Activity, RM Reduced Motivation