Table 3:
Correlations of Predictor Variables with CLEQoL (N=101)
| QoL | Disease Activity | Disease Damage | Disease Duration | Pain | Itch | Fatigue | Body Image | Comorbidity | Side effects | Pill Burden | Skin Health Perception | Age | Income | Social Support | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QoL | 1.00 | ||||||||||||||
| Disease Activity | 0.30** | 1.00 | |||||||||||||
| Disease Damage | 0.17 | 0.50** | 1.00 | ||||||||||||
| Disease Duration | -0.08 | -0.06 | 0.17 | 1.00 | |||||||||||
| Pain | 0.52** | 0.15 | 0.31* | 0.02 | 1.00 | ||||||||||
| Itch | 0.57** | 0.24* | 0.28** | −0.09 | 0.75** | 1.00 | |||||||||
| Fatigue | 0.57** | 0.16 | 0.13 | −0.11 | 0.67** | 0.54** | 1.00 | ||||||||
| Body Image | 0.85** | 0.18 | 0.17 | −0.18 | 0.49** | 0.53** | 0.49** | 1.00 | |||||||
| Comorbidity | 0.36** | −0.09 | 0.08 | −0.26** | 0.47** | 0.37** | 0.45** | 0.21* | 1.00 | ||||||
| Side effects | −0.34** | −0.17 | 0.09 | 0.08 | −0.23* | −0.21* | −0.28** | −0.29** | −0.22* | 1.00 | |||||
| Pill Burden | −0.30** | 0.22* | −0.19 | −0.00 | −0.23* | −0.24* | −0.22* | −0.36** | −0.29** | −0.53** | 1.00 | ||||
| Skin Health Perception | −0.41** | −0.34* | −0.8 | 0.06 | −0.13 | −0.21 | −0.20 | −0.35** | 0.03 | 0.11 | 0.29** | 1.00 | |||
| Age | −0.16 | −0.12 | −0.19 | −0.35** | −0.03 | −0.07 | −0.03 | −0.13 | 0.15 | −0.01 | −0.02 | −0.07 | 1.00 | ||
| Income | −0.19 | −0.00 | −0.23* | −0.01 | −0.17 | −0.15 | −0.10 | −0.09 | −0.12 | −0.05 | −0.03 | −0.02 | −0.20* | 1.00 | |
| Social Support | −0.38** | −0.05 | −0.33** | 0.01 | −0.28** | −0.24** | −0.21** | −0.35** | −0.20 | 0.07 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.06 | 1.00 |
Note: Pearson’s correlations are significant at
p<.005
p<.001