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. 2010 Aug 25;3(3):343–347.

Table 2.

Quality of life (mean, range) across care conditions (* F = 13,74, p < .05 (ANOVA); ** F = 14,15, p < .05 (ANOVA))

SF–36 scales Cancer patients (n = 60) Non–cancer patients (n = 30)
Personalized Standard Personalized Standard
Physical functioning 66,7 (61,3–74,7) 64,9 (58,6–68,8) 76,9 (72,2–79,6) 73,3 (64,7–76,1)
Ability to perform physical roles 55,8 (53,3–59,1) 58,6 (49,9–61,7) 71,5 (67,7–74,8) 72,6 (68,9–74,9)
Bodily pain 65,6 (62,3–66,8) 69,6 (61,1–77,5) 79,3 (74,8–81,7) 76,2 (66,5–84,3)
General health 63,5 (61,1–67,8) 62,4 (56,3–69,1) 75,6 (71,2–80,1) 77,3 (71,6–84,7)
Vitality 68,3* (62,9–71,1) 51,3* (48,6–54,3) 74,5 (68,1–79,9) 72,1 (68,3–74,6)
Social functioning 72,3** (70,2–80,4) 64,5** (62,8–66,9) 86,2 (87,7–89,7) 88,1 (80,9–91,3)
Ability to perform emotional roles 76,4 (70,9–81,7) 75,1 (66,4–84,2) 79,4 (71,5–86,1) 78,4 (72,1–85,2)
Mental health 84,8 (79,4–90,1) 80,5 (74,6–89,2) 85,3 (80,2–90,8) 85,1 (79,7–92,2)