Health behaviors among head and neck cancer survivors

Table 6 Correlations between illness perception variables and QoL as assessed by the SF-36

	Physical function	Social function	Limited physical	Limited emotional	Emotional wellbeing	Vitality	General health
Identity	− 0.27^*	− 0.42^**	− 0.45^**	− 0.41^**	− 0.42^**	− 0.28^**	− 0.31^**
Timeline (Chronic)	− 0.22^*	− 0.53^**	− 0.36^**	− 0.37^**	− 0.34^**	− 0.33^**	− 0.45^**
Timeline (Cyclical)	− 0.07	− 0.34^**	− 0.22^*	− 0.34^**	− 0.33^**	− .027^*	− 0.33^**
Consequences	− 0.36^**	− 0.48^**	− 0.48^**	− 0.40^**	− 0.44^**	− 0.37^**	− 0.30^**
Personal control	.08	0.28^**	0.22^*	0.18	0.31^**	0.34^**	0.31^**
Treatment control	− 0.01	0.41^**	0.11	0.20	0.26^*	0.35^**	0.29^**
Illness coherence	0.06	0.32^**	0.22^*	0.40^**	0.40^**	0.23^*	0.33^**
Emotional representation	− 0.22^*	1− 0.44^**	− 0.41^**	− 0.45^**	− 0.51^**	− 0.43^**	− 0.35^**

^*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level. ** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level

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