Table 2.
Correlations between QUAL-E subscales and continuous/ordinal predictors1
| Variable | Preparation | Completion | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correlation | p | Correlation | p | |
| Age | 0.19 | <.001 | −0.03 | .62 |
| Education | −0.10 | .08 | −0.07 | .22 |
| Income | 0.04 | .48 | −0.04 | .46 |
| Intrinsic religiousness | 0.06 | .28 | 0.11 | .05 |
| Private prayer | 0.06 | .29 | 0.08 | .18 |
| Time since diagnosis | −0.06 | .32 | −0.07 | .26 |
| ESAS total | −0.33 | <.001 | −0.32 | <.001 |
| Palliative Performance Scale (PPS) | 0.14 | .01 | 0.07 | .23 |
| Terminal illness awareness (TIA) | −0.20 | <.001 | −0.15 | .01 |
1
Values are Spearman correlation coefficients
QUAL-E = Quality of Life at End of Life; ESAS = Edmonton Symptom Assessment Scale