Table 2.

Correlation matrix of the relationships among the study variables

Variables	1	2	3	4	5	6	7
1. Duration in years	1
2. Age (participants)	.44***	1
3. Age (patients)	−.06	.20*	1
4. Social support	.27**	−.16	.02	1
5. Depression	−.25*	.27**	.10	−.55***	1
6. Anxiety	−.12	.23*	.05	−.46***	.61***	1
7. Quality of life	.27**	−.29**	−.24*	.58***	−.84***	−.50***	1

*p < .05; **p < .01; ***p < .001