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Table 4 Comparison of quality of life scales in terms of basic and clinical characteristics of the patients

From: Quality of life among family caregivers of cancer patients: an investigation of SF-36 domains

Patients

Physical Functioning

Role Physical

Bodily Pain

General Health

Vitality

Social Functioning

Role Emotional

Mental Health

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Mean ± SD

p-value

Gender

                

Female

75.88 ± 19.58

0.329†

69.67 ± 24.23

0.663†

74.52 ± 17.67

0.027†

50.55 ± 21.04

0.323†

46.62 ± 18.84

0.391†

68.05 ± 24.64

0.208†

59.34 ± 41.95

0.280†

60.55 ± 21.53

0.191†

Male

73.57 ± 21.43

70.88 ± 23.86

78.82 ± 15.37

52.98 ± 21.33

48.64 ± 21.96

71.58 ± 23.56

53.91 ± 44.64

63.75 ± 20.46

Age, year

                

≤ 30

72.14 ± 23.52

0.367‡

70.00 ± 21.69

0.952*

76.74 ± 18.90

0.861*

50.29 ± 22.81

0.395*

43.29 ± 21.86

0.385*

74.86 ± 21.47

0.147*

45.70 ± 46.50

0.292*

59.29 ± 24.10

0.850*

31–40

77.08 ± 21.36

67.36 ± 28.54

74.56 ± 14.75

49.31 ± 19.20

49.86 ± 17.42

69.03 ± 25.99

56.47 ± 45.65

61.94 ± 22.49

41–50

73.98 ± 22.66

70.76 ± 21.35

75.07 ± 17.09

56.44 ± 21.41

50.93 ± 20.66

73.64 ± 22.94

51.40 ± 42.58

64.41 ± 20.86

51–60

71.56 ± 20.82

71.31 ± 23.64

77.21 ± 15.28

51.72 ± 21.83

47.79 ± 20.25

63.85 ± 25.71

61.19 ± 42.68

61.72 ± 19.34

≥ 61

77.25 ± 17.35

70.64 ± 24.96

77.36 ± 17.50

50.23 ± 20.73

46.15 ± 20.48

69.27 ± 23.83

61.15 ± 41.70

61.74 ± 20.88

Care setting

                

Inpatient

75.95 ± 19.16

0.337‡

68.75 ± 24.62

0.248†

76.04 ± 17.01

0.653†

50.66 ± 21.36

0.412†

44.21 ± 18.42

0.004†

63.72 ± 26.31

< 0.0001†

47.57 ± 42.82

< 0.0001†

60.00 ± 20.81

0.096†

Outpatient

73.68 ± 21.66

71.96 ± 23.31

76.91 ± 16.59

52.67 ± 20.99

50.95 ± 21.61

75.74 ± 20.10

66.43 ± 41.60

64.05 ± 21.22

Type of cancer

                

Breast

74.49 ± 18.45

0.483*

75.64 ± 16.70

0.203‡

74.82 ± 19.70

0.709*

48.46 ± 20.33

0.837*

47.82 ± 21.48

0.350‡

72.82 ± 25.69

0.014‡

65.80 ± 42.91

0.017*

62.05 ± 20.82

0.427*

Prostate

73.38 ± 22.31

63.24 ± 21.52

76.09 ± 17.39

52.94 ± 21.57

58.24 ± 26.93

78.82 ± 22.89

68.62 ± 41.80

69.26 ± 19.03

Bladder

69.77 ± 19.78

63.64 ± 21.44

75.23 ± 14.44

49.77 ± 23.11

44.32 ± 18.72

57.27 ± 24.04

31.80 ± 40.46

57.73 ± 21.42

Stomach

77.54 ± 19.82

72.13 ± 27.04

79.00 ± 16.05

49.02 ± 22.11

46.56 ± 18.87

72.13 ± 24.63

64.47 ± 41.67

62.21 ± 18.65

Esophagus

76.50 ± 20.47

72.50 ± 23.98

74.77 ± 16.52

53.83 ± 23.33

48.00 ± 17.79

60.67 ± 25.75

46.65 ± 40.68

64.50 ± 21.94

Colorectal

75.24 ± 18.97

70.12 ± 25.75

74.12 ± 18.90

54.51 ± 20.39

44.76 ± 21.32

64.88 ± 26.65

49.58 ± 42.90

58.90 ± 23.78

Brain

66.11 ± 25.64

72.22 ± 22.50

81.50 ± 16.79

53.61 ± 19.00

42.78 ± 16.46

76.94 ± 21.90

49.99 ± 47.48

57.78 ± 25.16

Lung

76.64 ± 20.75

70.00 ± 26.08

76.60 ± 14.47

52.82 ± 20.31

46.45 ± 17.28

70.00 ± 17.61

58.17 ± 43.14

61.27 ± 20.84

Stage of cancer

                

1

75.17 ± 17.78

0.065

70.00 ± 22.16

0.442*

80.03 ± 15.50

0.619*

53.83 ± 19.01

0.845*

59.50 ± 21.78

0.007*

75.00 ± 21.29

0.001*

86.66 ± 31.07

< 0.0001*

69.50 ± 21.70

0.196*

2

73.27 ± 22.07

74.55 ± 22.81

77.15 ± 15.74

50.27 ± 20.62

46.73 ± 21.39

73.55 ± 22.45

68.47 ± 40.28

62.73 ± 22.66

3

79.31 ± 18.35

70.74 ± 24.76

75.89 ± 17.70

52.55 ± 22.47

45.11 ± 19.48

74.36 ± 22.95

42.89 ± 40.79

61.28 ± 20.49

4

71.98 ± 21.42

68.18 ± 24.36

75.73 ± 16.87

51.03 ± 21.06

46.82 ± 19.27

62.89 ± 25.18

55.08 ± 44.24

60.37 ± 20.48

ECOG Performance Status

                

0

77.58 ± 19.56

0.003*

72.65 ± 25.05

0.171*

78.40 ± 16.16

0.001*

52.58 ± 21.86

0.280*

45.44 ± 18.60

0.253*

72.99 ± 25.23

< 0.0001*

51.89 ± 42.16

0.279*

61.11 ± 21.29

0.532*

1

75.71 ± 22.04

68.96 ± 23.67

77.87 ± 16.93

53.41 ± 20.94

47.69 ± 20.52

70.60 ± 21.51

62.63 ± 42.99

60.77 ± 21.39

2

69.40 ± 19.54

64.29 ± 22.86

72.26 ± 17.00

45.71 ± 19.36

 

51.79 ± 22.84

 

65.36 ± 20.55

 

63.48 ± 45.86

 

65.48 ± 20.29

 

3

63.75 ± 11.89

66.67 ± 16.28

67.42 ± 14.22

46.25 ± 20.24

54.17 ± 24.57

49.17 ± 20.09

58.32 ± 45.23

 

69.17 ± 20.54

 

4

53.33 ± 11.25

83.33 ± 12.91

55.00 ± 8.89

54.17 ± 18.28

54.17 ± 28.00

43.33 ± 33.11

44.43 ± 45.54

 

64.17 ± 18.28

 

Time since diagnosis, month

                

6–11

75.97 ± 18.32

0.136‡

69.56 ± 24.54

0.708*

77.09 ± 17.19

0.643*

58.97 ± 18.89

< 0.0001*

49.18 ± 19.91

0.002*

70.29 ± 24.04

0.864*

60.77 ± 43.26

0.158*

69.09 ± 18.27

< 0.0001*

12–23

77.13 ± 21.30

72.54 ± 22.22

76.57 ± 16.75

52.79 ± 19.11

51.23 ± 19.69

68.52 ± 24.90

54.63 ± 42.62

62.13 ± 18.67

≥ 24

70.00 ± 23.87

70.29 ± 24.35

74.84 ± 15.87

32.61 ± 16.07

40.22 ± 20.30

69.06 ± 24.16

49.26 ± 43.01

44.42 ± 19.43

Type of treatment

                

Chemo + Radiation therapy

72.84 ± 21.47

0.602*

68.58 ± 25.19

0.366*

76.91 ± 18.09

0.740*

52.64 ± 20.71

0.339*

47.43 ± 19.14

0.102‡

68.24 ± 23.53

0.048*

45.03 ± 42.89

< 0.0001‡

58.58 ± 21.35

0.120*

Radiation therapy

78.41 ± 20.25

62.50 ± 26.44

75.55 ± 13.98

60.23 ± 19.96

51.36 ± 26.91

79.09 ± 18.42

46.96 ± 46.75

67.73 ± 20.68

Surgery

76.77 ± 18.37

70.16 ± 22.74

74.94 ± 17.55

53.06 ± 18.87

55.32 ± 20.53

74.52 ± 22.99

83.86 ± 30.88

67.58 ± 22.39

Chemotherapy

75.23 ± 19.73

73.01 ± 23.89

76.32 ± 16.35

49.87 ± 21.79

44.60 ± 18.77

66.52 ± 25.15

56.50 ± 42.86

61.52 ± 20.90

Radio + Hormone therapy

68.67 ± 27.28

65.00 ± 20.70

82.40 ± 12.95

47.67 ± 21.20

56.67 ± 23.88

80.33 ± 20.04

73.32 ± 40.24

68.33 ± 17.28

Chemo + Hormone therapy

80.71 ± 18.80

67.86 ± 12.19

72.00 ± 24.89

55.00 ± 24.49

45.71 ± 22.62

77.86 ± 26.90

66.65 ± 43.04

52.14 ± 18.22

Health insurance

                

Public health insurance

77.46 ± 18.27

0.145*

74.15 ± 22.39

0.090*

78.31 ± 15.08

0.406‡

52.42 ± 22.98

0.934*

53.01 ± 20.00

< 0.0001*

69.49 ± 22.95

0.272*

59.87 ± 42.60

0.534*

63.52 ± 22.27

0.658*

Social security insurance

71.38 ± 22.13

67.86 ± 24.34

75.84 ± 19.32

50.61 ± 20.81

40.61 ± 19.14

66.99 ± 25.35

52.03 ± 44.40

61.28 ± 19.48

Armed forces medical services insurance

78.42 ± 21.01

61.84 ± 25.50

73.26 ± 18.17

52.63 ± 21.75

49.21 ± 21.93

78.16 ± 25.06

63.14 ± 41.42

63.95 ± 18.60

supplemental insurance

74.23 ± 20.93

69.62 ± 25.19

75.03 ± 15.14

51.54 ± 18.34

47.54 ± 19.36

71.46 ± 24.12

56.91 ± 43.19

59.77 ± 22.03

  1. *P < 0.05, obtained from ANOVA F-test
  2. † P < 0.05, obtained from independent samples t-test
  3. ‡ P < 0.05, obtained from Welch’s ANOVA
  4. Significant P-values are shown in bold
  5. HSD, High School Diploma; BS, Bachelor’s Degree, MS, Master’s Degree, SD, Standard Deviation