Table 4. Correlation of type DS-14 components with clinical parameters and HRQoL.
Negative affectivity | Social inhibition | ||
Pain (VAS, 10 cm) | r | 0.801 | 0.777 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
Fatigue (VAS, 10 cm) | r | 0.138 | 0.071 |
p | 0.170 | 0.483 | |
Tender point count | r | 0.624 | 0.555 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
Fibromyalgia impact questionnaire | r | 0.758 | 0.703 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
Stanford health assessment questionnaire | r | 0.615 | <0.00001* |
p | 0.626 | <0.00001* | |
NHP-pain | r | 0.691 | 0.676 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
NHP-physical mobility | r | 0.667 | 0.554 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
NHP-energy | r | 0.151 | 0.128 |
p | 0.135 | 0.205 | |
NHP-sleep | r | 0.470 | 0.494 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
NHP-social isolation | r | 0.533 | 0.692 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
NHP-emotional reactions | r | 0.684 | 0.568 |
p | <0.00001* | <0.00001* | |
DS-14: Type D scale-14; HRQoL: Health-related quality of life; VAS: Visual analog scale; NHP: Nottingham Health Profile; * p<0.01 was considered statistically significant. |