Table 4 Correlations between items of The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) and outcome measures (BDI and SF-36) rated at the same time (N = 138) (Pearson’s correlation coefficient r )
Mean (SD) | BIPQ1 consequences | BIPQ2 timeline | BIPQ3 personal control | BIPQ4 treatment control | BIPQ5 symptom frequency | BIPQ6 illness concern | BIPQ7 understanding | BIPQ8 emotional effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BDI-1 | 5.1 (5.6) | .52** | .23** | –.05, ns | .16, ns | .31** | .39** | –.05, ns | .51** |
BDI-2 | 5.8 (6.3) | .64** | .28** | –.31** | .28** | .63** | .47** | –.14, ns | .62** |
SF-36 | |||||||||
Physical-1 | 65 (25) | –.24** | –.23** | .01, ns | –.22** | –.20* | –.16, ns | .09, ns | –.19* |
Physical-2 | 69 (23) | –.50** | –.18* | .32** | –.21* | –.50** | –.31** | .15, ns | –.41** |
Mental-1 | 73 (25) | –.41** | –.05, ns | –.06, ns | –.06, ns | –.18* | –.28** | –.10, ns | –.38** |
Mental-2 | 74 (22) | –.54** | –.30** | .23** | –.15, ns | –.51** | –.47** | .18* | –.49** |