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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2008 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2007 Sep;33(3):214–218. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2007.04.031

Table 2.

A comparison of current study results with mean QWB-SA scores and descriptors for other disease samples.

Sample characteristics n Age % women QWB-SA mean (SD)
Healthy older adults{Andresen37#502} 301 74.7 59 0.704 (.099)
Adults at risk of developing diabetes{Herman38 #503} 3234 51.2 68 0.681 (.108)
Family medicine outpatients {Frosch31 #284} 562 46.7 57 0.651 (.134)
Older Adults w/ mobility limitations (current study) 424 76.8 69 0.634 (.099)
Migraineurs {Sieber25 #265} (days without headaches) 89 42.2 87 0.628 (.149)
Cancer patients in Germany{Frosch39 #490} (prostate, BPH, colon, rectal) 275 66.3 0 0.619 (.150)
Cataract patients{Rosen36 #497}(directly prior to surgery) 233 72.5 40 0.595 (.134)
Type 1 Diabetes{Coffey34 #495} 784 34.5 55 0.572 (n/a)
Emphysema patients{Kaplan40 #504} (before pulmonary rehabilitation) 1218 67.0 39 0.571 (.114)
Type 2 Diabetes{Coffey34 #495} 1257 57.6 49 0.547 (n/a)
Rheumatology patients {Frosch31 #284} 334 55.1 84 0.516 (.130)
Migraineurs{Sieber25 #265} (days with headache) 89 42.2 87 0.492 (.157)
Major depressive disorder – outpatients {Pyne33 #241} 19 43.6 37 0.479(.112)
Major depressive disorder – inpatients {Pyne33 #241} 39 46.7 15 0.383(.118)