Validation of a specific measure to assess health-related quality of life in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder: the 'Tolerability and quality of life' (TOOL) questionnaire

Table 5 Spearman rank correlations (r_s) between generic and specific measures of health-related quality of life (HRQoL)

r_s	EQ-5 D (unweighted)	SF-6 D (unweighted)	CGI-S	PANSS: general psychopathology	MADRS	YMRS
Spanish TOOL	-0.720**	-0.678**	0.399**	0.443**	0.578**	0.239**
EQ-5 D (unweighted)		0.722**	-0.306**	-0.362**	-0.483**	-0.209*
SF-6 D (unweighted)			-0.386**	-0.516**	-0.663**	-0.100
CGI-S				0.578**	0.601**	0.351**
PANSS: general psychopathology					0.758**	0.462
MADRS						0.321**

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (two tailed); **correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (two tailed).
CGI-S = Clinical Global Impression - Severity; EQ-5 D = EuroQol 5-Dimensions; MADRS = Montgomery-Asberg Depression Scale; PANSS = Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale; SF-6 D = Short Form 6-Dimensions; TOOL = 'TOlerability and quality Of Life'; YMRS = Young Mania Rating Scale.

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