Table 5 Correlations between items of The Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (BIPQ) rated before the cardiac evaluation and Clinically significant complaints (0 = no, 1 = yes), BDI, and SF-36 rated six-month follow-up (N = 138) (Pearson’s correlation coefficient r and point-biserial)
BIPQ1 consequences | BIPQ2 timeline | BIPQ3 personal control | BIPQ4 treatment control | BIPQ5 symptom frequency | BIPQ6 illness concern | BIPQ7 understanding | BIPQ8 emotional effect | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clinically significant complaints | .41** | .22* | –.10, ns | .10, ns | .34** | .33** | –.01, ns | .28** |
BDI | .45** | .25** | –.08, ns | .18* | .30** | .38** | –.05, ns | .47** |
SF-36 | ||||||||
Physical | –.28** | –.17* | .12, ns | –.06, ns | –.23** | –.15, ns | .02, ns | –.27** |
Mental | –.46** | –.26** | .09, ns | –.12, ns | –.35** | –.34** | –.02, ns | –.43** |