Table 5.
Construct validity: testing correlations (Pearson) of TASQ domains with other measures at 3 months
| TASQ | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domain | Physical symptoms | Physical limitations | Emotional impact | Social limitations | Health expectations | Total TASQ score |
| NYHA class | −0.399 | −0.412 | −0.192 | −0.225 | 0.042 | −0.367 |
| KCCQ | ||||||
| Total symptom score | 0.708 | 0.730 | 0.524 | 0.597 | 0.090 | 0.686 |
| Overall summary score | 0.741 | 0.792 | 0.669 | 0.736 | 0.035 | 0.803 |
| Clinical summary score | 0.707 | 0.732 | 0.574 | 0.627 | 0.046 | 0.713 |
| Social limitation | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0.603 | n.a. | n.a. |
| QoL | n.a. | n.a. | 0.714 | 0.708 | 0.046 | 0.801 |
| SF‐12v2 | ||||||
| Physical component score | 0.587 | 0.611 | 0.433 | 0.452 | 0.007 | 0.555 |
| Mental component score | 0.574 | 0.561 | 0.628 | 0.597 | 0.113 | 0.680 |
| Social functioning | n.a. | n.a. | n.a. | 0.660 | n.a. | n.a. |
| Role ‐ emotional | n.a. | n.a. | 0.582 | n.a. | 0.161 | n.a. |
KCCQ, Kansas City Cardiomyopathy Questionnaire; NYHA, New York Heart Association; QoL, quality of life; SF‐12v2, Short Form‐12 version 2; TASQ, Toronto Aortic Stenosis Quality of Life Questionnaire.