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Moderately high correlations were found between the physical function (r = 0.78), vitality (r = 0.67), social functioning (r = 0.64) scales of the SF-36 and the PBSI.
However, some limitations were apparent that need further study, including the low correlation between the physical function scale and similar or conceptually related scales and the low test-retest reliability of the anxiety and morning tiredness items.
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Moreover, our results showed weaker correlations between the physical functioning subdimension and SOC.
The strongest correlations both before and after surgery were observed between the physical functioning and fatigue scales (ranging from -.58 to -.54).
The non-significant or weak correlations between the physical functioning scale and most other measures does not correspond with most previous studies.
The highest correlation was seen between the physical functioning scale of the SF-36 (r= 0.55) and the lowest with the pain and emotional role scale (r= 0.29 for both scales) (Table 1).
Within-person factor correlations were smaller (range r = .29 to.85, ps < .01) and not found between the Mental Health factor and others, or between the Physical Functioning and Physical or Emotional Role Limitations factors (see Table 5).> -wrap-foot> Note.
As to the intercorrelations among the various Generic Core Scales and the Cardiac Module scales estimated using Pearson correlation coefficients, a high correlation was found between the Physical Functioning Scale scores and Cardiac Symptoms Scale scores for children (r = 0.63) and for parents (r = 0.66).
The WOMAC pain score ranges between 0 and 20, the stiffness score between 0 and 8 and the physical function range between 0 and 68, with lower scores in each being indicative of better function.
Three previous studies investigated the association between the TUG and the Physical Function domain of the SF-36 [ 56- 58] and two indicated the TUG explained approximately 20% of the variation [ 57, 58].
For the SF-36, the greatest correlations were observed between the clinical assessments and the physical function (r = -0.36 to r = -0.72, all p < 0.0001) and bodily pain subscale scores (r = -0.42 to r = -0.64, all p < 0.0001).
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