Table 2.
Baseline QoL Outcomes by the Type Of Relationship.
| Variables Count (Percentage) | Total (n = 1230) | Type of Relationship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| By Spouse/Partner | By Adult Child | By “Other” | By Multiples | ||
| 296 (24.1) | 352 (28.6) | 114 (9.3) | 468 (38.0) | ||
| Pain | |||||
| Reporting pain | 854 (69.4) | 212 (71.6) | 248 (70.7) | 74 (64.9) | 320 (68.8) |
| chi2 (3) = 2.0754, P = .557 | |||||
| PHQ4 | |||||
| Symptomized (PHQ4>2, ≤12) | 553 (45.0) | 117 (40.6) | 159 (46.4) | 59 (52.7) | 221 (484.1) |
| chi2 (3) = 6.1942, P = .103 | |||||
| General health | |||||
| Excellent | 47 (3.8) | 12 (4.1) | 19 (5.4) | 2 (1.8) | 14 (3.0) |
| Very good | 166 (13.5) | 46 (15.5) | 41 (11.7) | 12 (10.5) | 67 (14.3) |
| Good | 412 (33.5) | 99 (33.4) | 117 (33.3) | 35 (30.7) | 161 (34.4) |
| Fair | 429 (34.9) | 99 (33.4) | 123 (35.0) | 46 (40.4) | 161 (34.4) |
| Poor | 175 (14.2) | 40 (13.5) | 51 (14.5) | 19 (16.7) | 65 (13.9) |
| chi2 with ties (3) = 4.154, P = .2453 | |||||
| Functional limitations | |||||
| Not receiving help with ADL | 481 (39.1) | 103 (35.2) | 138 (40.4) | 56 (51.4) | 184 (39.9) |
| Receiving help with 1 ADL | 315 (25.6) | 111 (37.9) | 67 (19.6) | 21 (19.3) | 116 (25.2) |
| Receiving help with 2 ADLs | 135 (11.0) | 38 (13.0) | 35 (10.2) | 12 (11.0) | 50 (10.8) |
| Receiving help with 3 ADLs | 72 (5.9) | 13 (4.4) | 25 (7.3) | 2 (1.8) | 32 (6.9) |
| Receiving help with 4 ADLs | 73 (5.9) | 9 (3.1) | 29 (8.5) | 6 (5.5) | 29 (6.3) |
| Receiving help with 5 ADLs | 54 (4.4) | 9 (3.1) | 23 (6.7) | 4 (3.7) | 18 (3.9) |
| Receiving help with 6 ADLs | 75 (6.1) | 10 (3.4) | 25 (7.3) | 8 (7.3) | 32 (6.9) |
| chi2 with ties (3) = 6.362, P = .0953 | |||||
yrs years; unmarried single/widowed/separated/divorced; PHQ4 Patient Health Questionnaire for Depression and Anxiety; ADL activity of daily living.