Table 2.

Correlation among coping, affect and HRQOL

	M (SD)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
1. Confrontation	2.37 (0.49)	1
2. Resigned acceptance	1.92 (0.62)	−0.03	1
3. Positive mood	2.40 (0.76)	0.21**	−0.27**	1
4. Negative mood	1.84 (0.76)	0.11	0.46**	−0.11	1
5. Mobility	4.32 (0.99)	−0.05	−0.21**	0.19**	−0.28**	1
6. Self-care	4.58 (0.86)	−0.06	−0.19**	0.15*	−0.28**	0.78**	1
7. Usual activities	4.24 (0.97)	−0.10	−0.19**	0.16*	−0.27**	0.78**	0.73**	1
8. Pain/discomfort	3.98 (0.87)	−0.08	−0.19**	0.14*	−0.28**	0.45**	0.43**	0.46**	1
9. Anxiety/depression	4.22 (0.73)	−0.03	−0.41**	0.19**	−0.50**	0.21**	0.21**	0.25**	0.27**	1
10. EQ-5D utility index	0.80 (0.19)	−0.10	−0.28**	0.20**	−0.38**	0.84**	0.82**	0.84**	0.69**	0.45**

*p<0.05, **p<0.01.

Scale range: confrontation, resigned acceptance: 1 (never) to 4 (very often); positive mood, negative mood: 1 (very slightly) to 5 (extremely); mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain/discomfort, anxiety/depression: 1 (very severe) to 5 (no); EQ-5D utility index: −1 (worse than death) to 1 (full health).

HRQoL, health-related quality of life.