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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Jun 29.
Published in final edited form as: Oncol Nurs Forum. 2016 Mar;43(2):169–178. doi: 10.1188/16.ONF.43-02AP

TABLE 4.

Pearson Correlations: Potential Covariates and Cognitive Measures (N = 100)

Neuropsychological Tests
 Cognitive Self-Report Questionnaires
Variable Attention Composite Score RAVLT Delayed Recall Scorea Attention Function Index EMQ
Age −0.25*   −0.39* 0.07    0.13
Education   0.38*  0.21*  0.22* −0.02
Menopauseb −0.24* −0.09 0.15  −0.23
Other chronic health Problemsc −0.03   −0.09 0.03    −0.24*
POMS-BF
 Anxiety −0.08     0.14 −0.37*  0.23*
 Depressed mood −0.21*   0.08 −0.35*   0.12
 Fatigue −0.09     0.14 −0.57*   0.19
*

p < 0.05

a

One individual with CRC did not complete because of insufficient time.

b

n = 51; coded as no = 0 and yes = 1

c

Comorbid or other chronic health problems coded as no = 0 and yes = 1.

CRC—colorectal cancer; EMQ—Everyday Memory Questionnaire; POMS-BF—Profile of Mood States–Brief Form; RAVLT—Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test

Note. Scores indicate that age, education, anxiety, depressed mood, and fatigue were independently correlated with cognitive measures (absolute r > 0.25, p < 0.05).