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Table 4 Concurrent validity of IPOS and EORTC QLQ-C15 PAL and FACIT-Sp-12 (T1)

From: Validity and reliability of the integrated palliative care outcome scale (IPOS) in Korea: a multicenter study of terminally ill cancer patients

 

IPOS Total Score

IPOS Physical Symptoms

IPOS Emotional Symptoms

IPOS Communication/ Practical Issues

EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL

Global health status/QOL

− 0.527**

− 0.400**

− 0.482**

− 0.239

Functional scales

 Physical Functioning

− 0.238

− 0.218

− 0.165

− 0.215

 Emotional Functioning

− 0.562**

− 0.303*

− 0.660**

− 0.352**

Symptom scales

 Dyspnea

0.270*

0.257*

0.197

0.130

 Pain

0.556**

0.467**

0.526**

0.145

 Insomnia

0.097

0.145

0.086

− 0.096

 Fatigue

0.460**

0.446**

0.347**

0.128

 Appetite loss

0.403**

0.431**

0.236

0.164

 Nausea and Vomiting

0.366**

0.474**

0.120

0.035

 Constipation

0.352**

0.417**

0.103

0.095

FACIT-Sp-12

 Meaning

− 0.312**

− 0.190

− 0.249*

− 0.312**

 Peace

− 0.448**

− 0.292*

− 0.460**

− 0.297*

 Faith

− 0.252*

− 0.043

− 0.240

− 0.379**

 Total

− 0.399**

− 0.187

− 0.377**

− 0.425**

  1. IPOS, Integrated Palliative Care Outcome Scale; EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 15 Palliative Care; FACIT-Sp-12, Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Spiritual Well-Being Scale
  2. Bold values indicate concurrent validity, assessed by moderated correlations (0.4–0.7)
  3. *p < .01, ** p < .001
  4. Note: Results are based on patient data (N = 119)