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Table 2 Spearman's correlations between the Persian 3*I (discounting and lack of understanding) and the SIQR

From: Validity and reliability of the Persian version of illness invalidation inventory (3*I) among patients with non-inflammatory rheumatic painful disorders

 

SIQR domains

Functional

Overall impact

Symptom

Total

Spouse

 Discounting

0.35**

0.40**

0.46**

0.47**

 Lack of understanding

0.30**

0.26*

0.30

0.32**

Family

 Discounting

0.38**

0.35**

0.43**

0.44**

 Lack of understanding

0.27**

0.30**

0.24**

0.29**

Medical professionals

 Discounting

0.03

0.11

0.14

0.07

 Lack of understanding

0.29**

0.21*

0.20

0.27*

Work environment

 Discounting

0.52*

0.36

0.11

0.33

 Lack of understanding

0.53*

0.50*

0.30

0.47*

Social services

 Discounting

0.32

0.15

0.02

0.16

 Lack of understanding

0.51*

0.16

0.24

0.36

  1. Positive correlation indicates that more discounting or lack of understanding is associated with worse functional, overall impact, and symptom scores
  2. *p < 0.05 correlation significant at 0.05 level (two tailed)
  3. **p < 0.01 correlation significant at 0.01 level (two tailed)
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