Table 2.
Domain scores and group differences and in LQOLP domains as determined by the Mann–Whitney-U test
| Domain (scale range) | Total sample (n = 141) | Lifetime BZD use (n = 125)a | Prolonged BZD use (n = 61)a | Current BZD use (n = 82)a | Former BZD use (n = 43)b | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p | r | M (SD) | p | r | M (SD) | p | r | M (SD) | p | r | M (SD) | p | r | M (SD) | |
| Life overall (1–7) | – | – | 4.29 (1.30) | 0.019* | − 0.20 | 4.20 (1.27) | 0.008** | − 0.22 | 3.98 (1.28) | 0.004** | − 0.24 | 4.04 (1.28) | 0.033* | 0.19 | 4.51 (1.20) |
| Work and education (1–7) | – | – | 4.12 (1.68) | 0.015* | − 0.21 | 3.98 (1.64) | 0.131 | – | 3.82 (1.59) | 0.061 | – | 3.86 (1.64) | 0.355 | – | 4.23 (1.64) |
| Leisure (1–7) | – | – | 4.05 (1.44) | 0.083 | – | 3.96 (1.42) | 0.127 | – | 3.83 (1.28) | 0.020* | − 0.20 | 3.81 (1.40) | 0.076 | – | 4.27 (1.44) |
| Religion (1–7) | – | – | 5.02 (1.56) | < 0.001*** | − 0.33 | 4.85 (1.57) | < 0.001*** | − 0.40 | 4.32 (1.71) | 0.011* | − 0.26 | 4.67 (1.70) | 0.186 | – | 5.19 (1.25) |
| Finances (1–7) | – | – | 3.29 (1.60) | 0.237 | – | 3.22 (1.53) | 0.111 | – | 3.04 (1.43) | 0.010* | − 0.22 | 2.98 (1.40) | 0.019* | 0.21 | 3.68 (1.67) |
| Living situation (1–7) | – | – | 4.87 (1.33) | 0.314 | – | 4.82 (1.34) | 0.263 | – | 4.74 (1.29) | 0.035* | − 0.18 | 4.68 (1.33) | 0.062 | – | 5.10 (1.33) |
| Safety (1–7) | – | – | 5.33 (1.26) | 0.077 | – | 5.26 (1.29) | 0.219 | – | 5.22 (1.23) | 0.072 | – | 5.16 (1.34) | 0.249 | – | 5.44 (1.17) |
| Family relations (1–7) | – | – | 4.47 (1.44) | 0.162 | – | 4.42 (1.41) | 0.430 | – | 4.40 (1.46) | 0.108 | – | 4.33 (1.50) | 0.234 | – | 4.59 (1.22) |
| Social relations (1–7) | – | – | 4.90 (1.22) | 0.004** | − 0.24 | 4.79 (1.21) | 0.002** | − 0.26 | 4.54 (1.21) | 0.053 | – | 4.71 (1.26) | 0.407 | – | 4.95 (1.11) |
| Health (1–7) | – | – | 4.58 (1.20) | 0.014* | − 0.21 | 4.49 (1.18) | < 0.001*** | − 0.34 | 4.12 (1.10) | 0.028* | − 0.18 | 4.41 (1.15) | 0.209 | – | 4.64 (1.24) |
| Route of administration (1–7) | – | – | 5.57 (1.29) | 0.508 | – | 5.54 (1.32) | 0.106 | – | 5.36 (1.40) | 0.423 | – | 5.46 (1.42) | 0.561 | – | 5.70 (1.10) |
| Total QoL (7–77) | – | – | 49.03 (9.29) | 0.004** | − 0.25 | 48.11 (8.85) | < 0.001*** | − 0.28 | 46.17 (7.72) | < 0.001*** | − 0.29 | 46.67 (8.79) | 0.017* | 0.21 | 50.86 (8.41) |
*Indicates p < 0.05; **indicates p < 0.01; ***indicates p < 0.001; acompared to the rest of the sample; bcompared to lifetime users with current use