TABLE 4.
Association between health status of people with physical disabilities with the overall anxiety and depression (N = 155).
| Variables | Anxiety | Depression | ||
| Mean ± SD | P-value | Mean ± SD | P-value | |
| Type of disability | ||||
| Physical | 9.05 ± 4.72 | 0.508 | 6.31 ± 3.58 | 0.975 |
| Visual | 7.60 ± 3.96 | 6.53 ± 4.42 | ||
| Hearing | 8.75 ± 3.71 | 6.31 ± 3.79 | ||
| Degree of disability | ||||
| Mild | 7.65 ± 4.16 | 0.001 | 4.97 ± 2.67 | p < 0.001 |
| Moderate | 10.44 ± 4.24 | 8.15 ± 4.06 | ||
| Severe | 12.12 ± 4.97 | 9.71 ± 3.64 | ||
| Cause of disability | ||||
| Congenital | 8.78 ± 4.70 | 0.326 | 5.76 ± 3.34 | 0.024 |
| Disease | 10.08 ± 3.99 | 7.92 ± 4.60 | ||
| Trauma | 8.31 ± 4.50 | 6.80 ± 3.50 | ||
| Period of disability | ||||
| Since birth | 8.76 ± 4.68 | 0.882 | 5.69 ± 3.38 | 0.021 |
| < 1 yrs | 9.29 ± 4.23 | 6.79 ± 3.14 | ||
| 1–5 yrs | 9.33 ± 4.48 | 6.97 ± 3.62 | ||
| > 5 yrs | 8.38 ± 4.54 | 8.50 ± 4.82 | ||
| Health insurance | ||||
| Yes | 9.20 ± 4.66 | 0.098 | 6.28 ± 3.42 | 0.759 |
| No | 7.74 ± 4.04 | 6.50 ± 4.45 | ||
| Presence of chronic diseases | ||||
| Yes | 10.70 ± 4.60 | 0.021 | 7.48 ± 3.52 | 0.072 |
| No | 8.49 ± 4.47 | 6.09 ± 3.65 | ||
Bold values represent statistically significant results at p < 0.05.