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Egyptian Rheumatology and Rehabilitation

Table 4 Correlations of pain with quality of life parameters

From: Evaluation of medication adherence and medication beliefs and their relation with quality of life in osteoporotic patients with and without vertebral fractures: a path analysis

Qualeffo-41

Pain VAS

r

p

Pain

0.401

< 0.001a

Physical function

0.412

< 0.001b

Social function

0.391

< 0.001b

General health perception

0.402

< 0.001b

Mental function

0.380

< 0.001b

Total

0.387

< 0.001b

  1. P ≤ 0.05
  2. aPearson correlation analysis
  3. bSpearman rho correlation analysis; r correlation coefficient, Qualeffo-41 Quality of Life Questionnaire of the European Foundation for Osteoporosis, VAS visual analog scale
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