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Table 2 Spearman’s correlations (95% confidence intervals) of interview TTO or computer TTO utilities with health outcome measures for the total sample and for the traders only

From: Construct validity of the interview Time Trade-Off and computer Time Trade-Off in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: A cross-sectional observational pilot study

 

Interview TTO

Interview TTO traders only

Computer TTO

Computer TTO traders only

 

(N = 30)

(N = 20)

(N = 30)

(N = 22)

Pain (NRS)

−0.10 (−0.45, 0.27)

−0.38 (−0.70, 0.08)*

−0.26 (−0.57, 0.11)

−0.47 (−0.74, -0.05)*

General Health (NRS)

−0.08 (−0.43, 0.29)

−0.42 (−0.73, 0.03)*

−0.05 (−0.40, 0.32)

−0.13 (−0.53, 0.30)

Descriptive HRQoL (SF-36)

    

PCS

0.16 (−0.22, 0.49)

0.45 (0.01, 0.74)*

0.22 (−0.15, 0.54)

0.35 (−0.08, 0.67)

MCS

0.24 (−0.14, 0.55)

0.32 (−0.14, 0.67)

0.22 (−0.15, 0.54)

0.24 (−0.20, 0.60)

Preference-based HRQoL (SF-6D)

0.18 (−0.21, 0.50)

0.45 (−0.01, 0.73)*

0.11 (−0.27, 0.45)

0.20 (−0.24, 0.57)

Functional status (HAQ-DI)

−0.07 (−0.42, 0.29)

−0.20 (−0.59, 0.27)

−0.21 (−0.53, 0.17)

−0.38 (−0.69, 0.05)*

  1. NRS = numerical rating scale; HRQoL = health-related quality of life; PCS = Physical Component Summary; MCS = Mental Component Summary.
  2. Negative correlations were caused by a difference in scaling between the TTO and three health outcomes: a higher TTO score means a better HRQoL, whereas a higher score on these health outcomes means a worse health outcome.
  3. *Significant correlations (P < 0.05).