Translation, cultural adaptation, and validation of the Integrated Palliative Outcome Scale-renal (IPOS-r) to Czech

Table 5 Spearman correlations of IPOS-r and KDQOL items (N = 88)

Items from IPOS-r	Items from KDQOL Spearman correlations between IPOS-r and KDQOL-SF 1.2
Pain	KDQOL7 0.77^b	KDQOL8 0.69^b
Shortness of breath	KDQOL14f 0.76^b
Weakness or lack of energy	KDQOL9a 0.54^b	KDQOL9e 0.56^b	KDQOL9g −0.58^b	KDQOL9i −0.68^b	KDQOL14i 0.72^b
Nausea	KDQOL14k 0.58 ^b
Vomiting	KDQOL14l 0.49^b
Poor appetite	KDQOL14h 0.69^b
Constipation	Not available
Sore or dry mouth	Not available
Drowsiness	KDQOL14i 0.55^b
Poor mobility	KDQOLsum 3a-3j − 0.68^b
Itching	KDQOL14d 0.8^b
Difficulty sleeping	KDQOL18a 0.68^b	KDQOL18b −0.4^b	KDQOL18c 0.28^a
Restless legs	KDQOL14j 0.33^b
Changes to skin	KDQOL14e 0.37^b
Diarrhoea	Not available
Thirst	KDQOL15a 0.48^b
Anxiety	KDQOL9b −0.43^b	KDQOL15f 0.45^b
Family/friends’ anxiety	KDQOL12d −0.32^b
Depression	KDQOL9c −0.55^b	KDQOL9f −0.48^b	KDQOL9h 0.49^b
Felt at peace	KDQOL9d 0.51^b
Able to share with family/friends	KDQOL19b −0.14
Information	KDQOL23 −0.14	KDQOL24b 0.26^a
Practical problems	KDQOL24a −0.12	KDQOL15e 0.04
Time wasted on appointments	KDQOL12b −0.08

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