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. 2021 Jul 20;21(14):4940. doi: 10.3390/s21144940

Table 4.

Correlation between satisfaction scales and data from patients.

Age Height Weight YearsD EDSS Sessions
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.