Relationship of depression, disability, and family caregiver attitudes to the quality of life of Kuwaiti persons with multiple sclerosis: a controlled study

Table 8 Correlation of patient's rating and caregiver impression for QOL items (Kendal's tau)*

WHOQOL-Bref items	Kt	N	P
Overall rating QOL	0.33	145	0.001
Health satisfaction	0.27	146	0.001
Pain feelings	0.15	144	0.03
Medical treatment need	-0.15	141	0.03
Enjoyment of life	-0.08	144	0.26
Life meaningful	0.19	144	0.007
Ability to concentrate	0.28	144	0.001
Safety in daily life	0.35	144	0.001
Environmental health	0.24	144	0.001
Energy for life	0.36	143	0.001
Bodily appearance	0.33	144	0.001
Enough money for needs	0.31	141	0.001
Available information for health	0.23	142	0.001
Leisure opportunity	0.26	142	0.001
Ability to get around	0.45	142	0.001
Sleep satisfaction	0.24	145	0.001
Activities of daily living	0.23	145	0.001
Work capacity	0.35	146	0.001
Self -satisfaction	0.27	145	0.001
Personal relationships	0.37	144	0.001
Satisfaction with sex life	0.37	141	0.001
Satisfaction with friends' support	0.27	146	0.001
Condition of place of living	0.25	142	0.001
Access to health service	0.14	146	0.06
Satisfaction with transport	0.28	146	0.001
Negative feelings	0.20	146	0.005
QOL domains	R	N	P
Physical health	0.37	141	0.001
Psychological health	0.33	141	0.001
Independence	0.34	137	0.001
Social relations	0.35	137	0.001
Environment	0.40	132	0.001
Spiritual	0.19	144	0.007
General facet health & QOL	0.29	145	0.001

* Intra-class correlation coefficient (ICC) for Pts WHOQOL-Bref & Caregiver impression: ICC = 0.96 (95% C.I. = 0.95–0.97)

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