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Table 5 Multitrait-multimethod matrix. Pearson correlation coefficients between the WHODAS-2 and the SF-36 scores.

From: Validation of the "World Health Organization Disability Assessment Schedule, WHODAS-2" in patients with chronic diseases

 

WHODAS-2

  

Understanding & Communicating

Getting around

Self Care

Getting along with people

Life activities: household

Life activities: work or school

Participation in society

Global

SF-36

Physical Functioning

-0.13

-0.75

-0.40

-0.15

-0.61

-0.41

-0.55

-0.55

 

Role Physical

-0.05

-0.46

-0.19

-0.03

-0.47

-0.34

-0.44

-0.36

 

Role Emotional

-0.33

-0.42

-0.33

-0.31

-0.45

-0.45

-0.50

-0.53

 

Social Functioning

-0.38

-0.49

-0.44

-0.44

-0.48

-0.50

-0.63

-0.65

 

Mental Health

-0.50

-0.36

-0.42

-0.49

-0.38

-0.44

-0.54

-0.60

 

Bodily Pain

-0.14

-0.38

-0.17

-0.05

-0.32

-0.174

-0.33

-0.29

 

Vitality

-0.45

-0.45

-0.40

-0.42

-0.43

-0.36

-0.51

-0.57

 

General Health

-0.38

-0.42

-0.33

-0.37

-0.35

-0.33

-0.49

-0.51

  1. Correlations expected to be high or moderate are shown in bold type letter.
  2. Pearson coefficients are negative because the two instruments scores, have the opposite direction.