Table 4.

Correlations of the WHOQOL-BREF with the EORTC QLQ-C30 domains (n = 153)

EORTC QLQ-C30 domains/Items	WHOQOL-BREF domains/items
	General facet	Physical Health	Psychological Health	Social Relationships	Environment
Physical Functioning	0.43*	0.73*	0.37*	0.04	0.26*
Role Functioning	0.46*	0.73*	0.46*	0.08	0.26*
Emotional Functioning	0.49*	0.51*	0.61*	0.19**	0.43*
Cognitive Functioning	0.33*	0.49*	0.47*	0.08	0.40*
Social Functioning	0.42*	0.59*	0.47*	0.07	0.32*
Global Health Status/QoL	0.67*	0.73*	0.58*	0.12	0.39*
Fatigue	− 0.39*	− 0.69*	− 0.44*	− 0.06	−0.33*
Nausea and vomiting	−0.32*	− 0.29*	− 0.24*	− 0.16	−0.05
Pain	−0.32*	− 0.62*	− 0.28*	− 0.06	−0.26*
Dyspnoea	− 0.28*	− 0.30*	− 0.15	0.05	−0.10
Insomnia	−0.29*	− 0.49*	− 0.35*	− 0.04	−0.32*
Appetite loss	− 0.36*	− 0.38*	− 0.22*	0.02	−0.05
Constipation	−0.17**	− 0.23*	− 0.18**	− 0.06	−0.24*
Diarrhea	0.00	−0.08	− 0.04	−0.10	− 0.06
Financial problems	−0.03	− 0.34*	− 0.22*	− 0.11	−0.36*

Pearson correlation coefficients

*P < 0.01

**P < 0.05

Abbreviations: WHOQOL-BREF World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF questionnaire, EORTC QLQ-C30 European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30, n number of patients, QoL quality of life