Validation of a core outcome measure for palliative care in Africa: the APCA African Palliative Outcome Scale

Table 2 Correlations of MVQoLI against the POS

MVQol Item	POS Item	Correlation coefficient (r)
MVQoLI total	POS total*	0.538
MVQoLI total	POS total for patient items only*	0.566
MVQoLI symptom subscale	Sum (POS Q1* (pain) + Q2* (symptoms))	0.117
MVQoLI interpersonal subscale	POS Q4 (sharing feelings)	0.392
MVQoLI well being subscale	Sum POS Q6 (peace) + Q3* (worry) + Q7 (help & advice)	0.435
MVQoLI transcendence subscale	POS Q5 (life worthwhile)	0.238

* POS items transformed so that for all items high scores indicated better patient status.

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