Table 2.

WHOQOL-Bref scores (mean ± SD) in mothers with β-thalassaemic major children vs. normal group mothers; Higher scores indicate a higher QOL.

Domains	β-Thalassemia Group Mothers (N = 28)	Normal Group mothers (N = 28)	p-valuea
Physical Health	57.29 ± 11.47	68.45 ± 15.68	0.004
Psychologic Health	63.80 ± 9.22	69.59 ± 7.43	0.012
Social Relationships	74.01 ± 14.25	79.37 ± 10.01	0.109
Enviroment	48.54 ± 14.41	50.85 ± 1.47	0.402
Quality of Life	62.50 ± 15.96	77.98 ± 13.75	0.001
General Health	58.04 ± 19.31	71.43 ± 21.08	0.016

^a For statistical comparison student's t-test has been used.