Table 2.

Mean scores ± standard deviation (SD) of study participants in four quality of life domains (maximum score 100 for each domain)

Quality of life domain	Score (mean±SD) for the elderly living in
	nursing home	own home	P*
Physical	28.5 ± 3.25	17.2 ± 5.0	0.001
Psychological	22.3 ± 3.7	16.3 ± 4.0	0.001
Social relationships	11.4 ± 1.6	8.3 ± 1.7	0.001
Environmental	32.8 ± 4.6	24.0 ± 6.1	0.001

*t test.