Table 4.
Correlation between satisfaction scales and data from patients.
Age | Height | Weight | YearsD | EDSS | Sessions | |||||||||||||
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QUEST 2.0 | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p |
Dimensions | 0.118 | −0.201 to 0.414 | 0.468 | −0.314 * | −0.570 to −0.003 | 0.049 | −0.384 * | −0.621 to −0.082 | 0.015 | 0.151 | −0.168 to 0.442 | 0.352 | 0.024 | −0.290 to 0.333 | 0.882 | 0.107 | −0.212 to 0.405 | 0.511 |
Weight | 0.016 | −0.297 to 0.326 | 0.920 | −0.036 | −0.344 to 0.279 | 0.827 | 0.064 | −0.253 to 0.368 | 0.694 | 0.013 | −0.300 to 0.323 | 0.937 | 0.216 | −0.102 to 0.494 | 0.181 | 0.201 | −0.118 to 0.482 | 0.213 |
Adjustments | 0.082 | −0.236 to 0.384 | 0.616 | −0.215 | −0.493 to 0.103 | 0.183 | −0.149 | −0.440 to 0.170 | 0.359 | −0.056 | −0.361 to 0.260 | 0.732 | 0.062 | −0.254 to 0.366 | 0.705 | 0.174 | −0.145 to 0.461 | 0.284 |
Safety | −0.070 | −0.373 to 0.247 | 0.668 | −0.314 * | −0.570 to −0.003 | 0.048 | −0.281 | −0.545 to 0.033 | 0.078 | −0.076 | −0.379 to 0.241 | 0.639 | 0.050 | −0.266 to 0.356 | 0.761 | 0.257 | −0.059 to 0.526 | 0.110 |
Durability | 0.111 | −0.208 to 0.408 | 0.497 | −0.334 * | −0.585 to −0.025 | 0.035 | −0.343 * | −0.591 to −0.035 | 0.030 | −0.055 | −0.360 to 0.261 | 0.734 | −0.070 | −0.373 to 0.247 | 0.666 | 0.173 | −0.146 to 0.460 | 0.286 |
Easy to Use | −0.165 | −0.453 to 0.154 | 0.309 | 0.073 | −0.244 to 0.376 | 0.655 | −0.005 | −0.316 to 0.307 | 0.976 | −0.028 | −0.337 to 0.286 | 0.866 | −0.053 | −0.359 to 0.263 | 0.745 | 0.208 | −0.111 to 0.488 | 0.199 |
Comfort | −0.149 | −0.440 to 0.170 | 0.357 | 0.087 | −0.231 to 0.388 | 0.592 | −0.148 | −0.439 to 0.171 | 0.362 | 0.031 | −0.283 to 0.339 | 0.848 | 0.139 | −0.180 to 0.432 | 0.393 | 0.198 | −0.121 to 0.480 | 0.220 |
Effectiveness | −0.061 | −0.366 to 0.255 | 0.709 | −0.239 | −0.512 to 0.078 | 0.137 | −0.255 | −0.525 to 0.061 | 0.113 | −0.092 | −0.392 to 0.226 | 0.573 | −0.071 | −0.374 to 0.246 | 0.664 | 0.357 * | 0.051 to 0.602 | 0.024 |
Total | −0.030 | −0.338 to 0.284 | 0.856 | −0.233 | −0.508 to 0.085 | 0.147 | −0.267 | −0.534 to 0.049 | 0.095 | −0.033 | −0.341 to 0.281 | 0.841 | 0.027 | −0.287 to 0.336 | 0.869 | 0.265 | −0.051to0.533 | 0.098 |
CSQ8 | 0.053 | −0.263 to 0.359 | 0.747 | −0.157 | −0.447 to 0.162 | 0.333 | −0.104 | −0.402 to 0.214 | 0.524 | −0.053 | −0.359 to 0.263 | 0.747 | −0.107 | −0.405 to 0.212 | 0.511 | 0.532 ** | 0.264 to 0.724 | <0.001 |
MSWS | MSIS | MFIS | SF36 | HADS Anxiety | HADS Depression | |||||||||||||
QUEST 2.0 | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p | rho | CI | p |
Dimensions | 0.144 | −0.228 to 0.479 | 0.448 | 0.066 | −0.251 to 0.370 | 0.686 | −0.145 | −0.437 to 0.174 | 0.371 | −0.004 | −0.315 to 0.308 | 0.980 | 0.148 | −0.171 to 0.439 | 0.361 | 0.090 | −0.228 to 0.391 | 0.583 |
Weight | 0.322 | −0.043 to 0.611 | 0.083 | 0.335 * | 0.026 to 0.585 | 0.035 | 0.270 | −0.045 to 0.536 | 0.092 | −0.161 | −0.450 to 0.158 | 0.322 | 0.169 | −0.150 to 0.456 | 0.297 | 0.065 | −0.252 to 0.369 | 0.692 |
Adjustments | 0.194 | −0.179 to 0.518 | 0.305 | 0.174 | −0.145 to 0.461 | 0.282 | 0.103 | −0.215 to 0.402 | 0.526 | −0.077 | −0.379 to 0.240 | 0.637 | 0.204 | −0.115 to 0.485 | 0.208 | 0.086 | −0.232 to 0.387 | 0.600 |
Safety | −0.109 | −0.452 to 0.262 | 0.567 | 0.060 | −0.256 to 0.365 | 0.713 | −0.186 | −0.470 to 0.133 | 0.249 | 0.178 | −0.141 to 0.464 | 0.272 | −0.065 | −0.369 to 0.252 | 0.692 | 0.001 | −0.311 to 0.312 | 0.993 |
Durability | −0.005 | −0.365 to 0.356 | 0.979 | 0.152 | −0.167 to 0.443 | 0.350 | −0.007 | −0.318 to 0.305 | 0.965 | −0.086 | −0.387 to 0.232 | 0.596 | 0.142 | −0.177 to 0.434 | 0.381 | 0.184 | −0.135 to 0.469 | 0.256 |
Easy to Use | −0.252 | −0.561 to 0.119 | 0.180 | 0.085 | −0.233 to 0.386 | 0.601 | 0.096 | −0.222 to 0.396 | 0.554 | −0.078 | −0.380 to 0.239 | 0.633 | 0.153 | −0.166 to 0.443 | 0.345 | 0.135 | −0.184 to 0.428 | 0.407 |
Comfort | −0.194 | −0.518 to 0.179 | 0.305 | 0.379 * | 0.077 to 0.618 | 0.016 | 0.274 | −0.041 to 0.539 | 0.088 | −0.181 | −0.466 to 0.138 | 0.263 | 0.304 | −0.008 to 0.562 | 0.057 | 0.096 | −0.222 to 0.396 | 0.557 |
Effectiveness | −0.171 | −0.500 to 0.202 | 0.365 | −0.186 | −0.470 to 0.133 | 0.251 | −0.335 * | −0.585 to −0.026 | 0.035 | 0.289 | −0.025 to 0.551 | 0.071 | −0.194 | −0.477 to 0.125 | 0.231 | 0.023 | −0.291 to 0.332 | 0.886 |
Total | −0.018 | −0.376 to 0.345 | 0.923 | 0.147 | −0.172 to 0.438 | 0.365 | 0.029 | −0.285 to 0.337 | 0.859 | −0.014 | −0.324 to 0.299 | 0.932 | 0.173 | −0.146 to 0.460 | 0.287 | 0.105 | −0.213 to 0.403 | 0.517 |
CSQ8 | 0.060 | −0.307 to 0.411 | 0.752 | −0.087 | −0.388 to 0.231 | 0.593 | −0.202 | −0.483 to 0.117 | 0.212 | 0.102 | −0.216 to 0.401 | 0.532 | −0.059 | −0.364 to 0.257 | 0.718 | −0.002 | −0.313 to 0.310 | 0.989 |
CI: confidence interval; Dim: dimensions; QUEST: Quebec User Evaluation with Assistive Technology; CSQ8: Client Satisfaction Questionnaire; YearsD: years since diagnosis; SWS: Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale; MSIS: Multiple Sclerosis Impact Scale; MFIS: Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; SF36: Short Form Health Survey; HADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. * = p < 0.05 (bold values) using Rho of Spearman. ** = p < 0.01 (bold values) using Rho of Spearman.