Table 3.
Convergent validity (Spearman’s rho; 2-tailed)
| CarerQol-VAS | Caregiver ICECAP-O utility score |
Caregiver EQ-5D health problem score |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CarerQol-7D utility score | 0.475 *** | 0.530 *** | −0.437 *** | |
| CarerQol-7D dimensions | Fulfilment | 0.340 *** | 0.271 *** | −0.094 * |
| Relational problems | −0.318 *** | −0.332 *** | 0.202 *** | |
| Mental health problems | −0.396 *** | −0.455 *** | 0.358 *** | |
| Problems with daily activities | −0.232 *** | −0.259 *** | 0.157 ** | |
| Financial problems | −0.222 *** | −0.309 *** | 0.210 *** | |
| Support | 0.151 ** | 0.134 ** | −0.131 * | |
| Physical health problems | −0.281 *** | −0.389 *** |
0.498 *** |
|
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, n.s. not significant
CarerQol-7D Care-related Quality of Life instrument-7D, CarerQol-VAS Care-Related Quality of Life instrument-Visual Analogue Scale, ICECAP-0 ICEpop capability measure for older people, EQ-5D EuroQol-5D