Table 3.
Spearman correlations of CarerQol-7D and CarerQol-VAS scores with EQ-5D-5L domains, EQ-5D-5L scores and EQ VAS scores of caregivers and care recipients
| CarerQol-7D Fulfilment |
CarerQol-7D Relational problems |
CarerQol-7D Mental health problems |
CarerQol-7D Problems with daily activity |
CarerQol-7D Financial problems |
CarerQol-7D Support |
CarerQol-7D Physical health problems |
CarerQol-7D score | CarerQol-VAS score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caregiver | |||||||||
|
EQ-5D-5L Mobility |
− 0.105 p = 0.203 |
0.088 p = 0.289 |
0.098 p = 0.234 |
0.139 p = 0.092 |
0.145 p = 0.078 |
0.012 p = 0.884 |
0.526** p = 0.000 |
− 0.364** p = 0.000 |
− 0.140* p = 0.089 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Self-care |
− 0.066 p = 0.422 |
0.098 p = 0.235 |
0.092 p = 0.266 |
0.132 p = 0.107 |
0.143 p = 0.082 |
0.028 p = 0.731 |
0.222** p = 0.006 |
− 0.197* p = 0.016 |
− 0.169** p = 0.039 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Usual activities |
− 0.028 p = 0.732 |
0.092 p = 0.265 |
0.154 p = 0.06 |
0.206* p = 0.012 |
0.120 p = 0.146 |
0.067 p = 0.420 |
0.516** p = 0.000 |
− 0.335** p = 0.000 |
− 0.222** p = 0.007 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Pain/discomfort |
0.003 p = 0.972 |
0.031 p = 0.709 |
0.228** p = 0.005 |
0.085 p = 0.305 |
0.228** p = 0.005 |
0.045 p = 0.584 |
0.544** p = 0.000 |
− 0.353** p = 0.000 |
− 0.278** p = 0.001 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Anxiety/depression |
− 0.019 p = 0.823 |
0.225** p = 0.006 |
0.548** p = 0.000 |
− 0.029 p = 0.725 |
0.107 p = 0.195 |
0.074 p = 0.372 |
0.310** p = 0.000 |
− 0.343** p = 0.000 |
− 0.344** p = .000 |
| EQ-5D-5L index score |
0.042 p = 0.615 |
− 0.137 p = 0.096 |
− 0.352** p = 0.000 |
− 0.096 p = 0.244 |
− 0.210* p = 0.010 |
− 0.057 p = 0.493 |
− 0.632** p = 0.000 |
0.453** p = 0.000 | 0.326** p = 0.000 |
| EQ VAS score |
0.083 p = 0.311 |
− 0.056 p = 0.5 |
− 0.158 p = 0.054 |
− 0.167* p = 0.042 |
− 0.188* p = 0.022 |
0.028 p = 0.739 |
− 0.504** p = 0.000 |
0.387** p = 0.000 | 0.242** p = 0.003 |
| Care recipient (EQ-5D-5L Proxy) | |||||||||
|
EQ-5D-5L Mobility |
− 0.040 p = 0.632 |
− 0.052 p = 0.526 |
− 0.076 p = 0.358 |
0.122 p = 0.140 |
− 0.079 p = 0.336 |
0.046 p = 0.574 |
0.014 p = 0.864 |
− 0.001 p = 0.990 |
− 0.008 p = 0.925 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Self-care |
− 0.020 p = 0.805 |
0.071 p = 0.388 |
0.006 p = 0.944 |
0.169* p = 0.039 |
0.094 p = 0.254 |
0.162* p = 0.048 |
0.082 p = 0.322 |
− 0.141 p = 0.087 |
− 0.007 p = 0.931 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Usual activities |
− 0.010 p = 0.901 |
0.105 p = 0.202 |
0.013 p = 0.879 |
0.207* p = 0.011 |
0.147 p = 0.074 |
0.057 p = 0.488 |
0.112 p = 0.173 |
− 0.209* p = 0.010 |
0.014 p = 0.868 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Pain/discomfort |
− 0.172* p = 0.036 |
0.170* p = 0.039 |
0.070 p = 0.394 |
0.053 p = 0.522 |
0.166* p = 0.043 |
− 0.054 p = 0.512 |
0.120 p = 0.146 |
− 0.222** p = 0.007 |
− 0.111 p = 0.176 |
|
EQ-5D-5L Anxiety/depression |
0.003 p = 0.968 |
0.228** p = 0.005 |
0.239** p = 0.003 |
0.173* p = 0.035 |
0.262** p = 0.001 |
0.113 p = 0.170 |
0.169* p = 0.039 |
− .0247** p = 0.002 |
− 0.089 p = 0.279 |
| EQ-5D-5L index score |
0.100 p = 0.225 |
− 0.199* p = 0.015 |
− 0.136 p = 0.099 |
− 0.196* p = 0.016 |
− 0.186* p = 0.023 |
− 0.105 p = 0.203 |
− 0.121 p = 0.142 |
0.247** p = 0.002 |
0.054 p = 0.516 |
| EQ VAS score |
0.001 p = 0.995 |
− 0.001 p = 0.990 |
0.058 p = 0.480 |
− 0.092 p = 0.267 |
− 0.110 p = 0.182 |
− 0.047 p = 0.570 |
− 0.134 p = 0.102 |
0.144 p = 0.080 |
0.076 p = 0.357 |
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level