Table 4.
Differences in health, physical activity, and quality of life between community-dwelling respondents and nursing-home residents
| Residing in one’s own home |
Residing in nursing home |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable |
t |
p |
mean |
SD |
mean |
SD |
| Physical
activity |
10.69 |
<0.001 |
1.7 |
0.77 |
1.2 |
0.56 |
| Physical
functioning |
10.02 |
<0.001 |
57.9 |
26.70 |
40.4 |
27.46 |
| Physical
limitations |
3.21 |
0.001 |
47.7 |
41.97 |
39.2 |
41.01 |
| Emotional limitations
|
1.24 |
0.214 |
47.5 |
42.76 |
44.0 |
43.64 |
| Social
functioning |
1.52 |
0.128 |
64.4 |
23.65 |
62.0 |
25.24 |
| Mental health |
3.03 |
0.002 |
65.3 |
15.93 |
62.0 |
18.11 |
| Vitality |
3.51 |
<0.001 |
53.8 |
18.04 |
49.6 |
19.18 |
| Pain |
1.34 |
0.182 |
51.5 |
21.71 |
49.6 |
23.44 |
| General health |
4.17 |
<0.001 |
51.5 |
18.23 |
46.4 |
19.53 |
| Overall physical
health |
5.82 |
<0.001 |
52.2 |
22.09 |
43.9 |
21.99 |
| Overall mental
health |
2.45 |
0.014 |
57.8 |
20.83 |
54.4 |
21.59 |
| Overall quality |
1.34 |
0.180 |
7.9 |
1.83 |
7.8 |
2.24 |
| Material
well-being |
1.13 |
0.259 |
7.8 |
2.17 |
7.6 |
2.51 |
| Health |
1.05 |
0.293 |
6.8 |
2.26 |
6.6 |
2.49 |
| Achievements |
2.48 |
0.013 |
7.6 |
2.20 |
7.2 |
2.63 |
| Interpersonal
relations |
1.22 |
0.222 |
9.1 |
1.95 |
8.9 |
2.54 |
| Safety |
−0.12 |
0.901 |
8.1 |
2.23 |
8.2 |
2.50 |
| Community
connectedness |
−1.32 |
0.189 |
8.3 |
2.23 |
8.5 |
2.35 |
| Future security | −2.19 | 0.029 | 6.8 | 2.55 | 7.2 | 2.61 |