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Table 3 Correlation between ASESq domains and the domains of the SF-36 questionnaire

From: The Chinese version of the American shoulder and elbow surgeons standardized shoulder assessment form questionnaire, patient self-report section: a cross-cultural adaptation and validation study

SF-36 domains

Physical function

General health

Vitality

Mental health

Role limitations-physical

Role limitations-emotional

Social functioning

Bodily pain

ASESq domains

 Pain

  Correlation

−0.568a

− 0.385a

− 0.446a

−0.367a

− 0.674a

−0.366a

− 0.323a

−0.701a

  Significance (2-tailed)

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

0.002

<  0.001

 Stability

  Correlation

0.038

−0.145

− 0.195

−0.150

0.007

0.041

0.062

−0.027

  Significance (2-tailed)

0.725

0.183

0.073

0.169

0.951

0.705

0.572

0.807

 Activity

  Correlation

0.802a

0.386a

0.418a

0.412a

0.825a

0.547a

0.485a

0.784a

  Significance (2-tailed)

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

 Total

  Correlation

0.760a

0.424a

0.478a

0.431a

0.830a

0.507

0.447a

0.821a

  Significance (2-tailed)

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

<  0.001

  1. ASESq American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form, SF-36 36-Item Short Form Health Survey
  2. aCorrelation was significant at the alpha < 0.05 level (2-tailed)