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Table 5 Convergent validity

From: Evaluation of the palliative symptom burden score (PSBS) in a specialised palliative care unit of a university medical centre - a longitudinal study

Item PSBS

Item HOPE

rs admission

n

rs discharge

n

Restlessness/ anxiety

Anxiety

.48

763

.23

757

Restlessness/ anxiety

Tension

.43

763

.18

756

Confusion

Confusion

.79

762

.53

756

Weakness

Weakness

.46

766

.61

758

Nausea

Nausea

.69

767

.27

758

Vomiting

Vomiting

.61

766

.38

758

Dyspnoea

Dyspnoea

.61

766

.53

758

Pain

Pain

.77

762

.34

754

  1. All p-values < .001