Table 2.
The The MOS 36-item Short-Form Health Survey scores of parents and comparison with those of general population
|
Mothers |
Fathers |
Paired sample |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | Average (SD) | Difference in average of general female population and mothers (95%CI) | n | Average (SD) | Difference in average of general population and fathers (95%CI) | n | Difference in average of mothers and fathers (95%CI) | |
| Physical Functioning |
147 |
90.8 (10.7) |
−0.8 (−3.1~1.5) |
122 |
92.9 (10.9) |
0.8 (−1.5~3.1) |
122 |
−1.7 (−4.3 ~ 0.9) |
| Role Physical |
146 |
76.2 (37.4) |
−11.8** (−17.4~ − 6.2) |
122 |
88.9 (25.5) |
−3.6 (−7.8~0.6) |
121 |
−12.0** ( − 19.1 ~ −4.9) |
| Bodily Pain |
147 |
68.7 (23.9) |
−3.8 (−8.6~1.0) |
122 |
80.4 (20.7) |
3.7 (−0.9~8.3) |
122 |
−11.7** (−17.6 ~ −5.8) |
| General Health Perceptions |
147 |
59.6 (20.1) |
−5.3** (−9.1~−1.5) |
122 |
61.5 (17.5) |
−2.5 (−6.2~1.2) |
122 |
−1.6 (−6.8~3.6) |
| Vitality |
147 |
49.4 (23.5) |
−9.3** (−13.6~ − 5.0) |
122 |
56.8 (17.6) |
−4.3* (−8.5~ − 0.1) |
122 |
−6.9** (−11.9~ − 2.0) |
| Social Functioning |
147 |
76.7 (24.5) |
−8.1** (−12.5~ − 3.7) |
122 |
89.1 (16.2) |
0.7 (−3.1~4.5) |
122 |
−11.6** (−16.6~ − 6.6) |
| Role Emotional |
146 |
69.9 (39.0) |
−15.3** (−21.1~ − 9.5) |
122 |
88.3 (25.0) |
−2.0 (−6.3~2.3) |
121 |
−17.4** (−24.8~ − 9.9) |
| Mental Health |
147 |
58.5 (22.5) |
−11.1** (−15.3~ − 6.9) |
122 |
69.1 (16.9) |
−0.8 (−4.8~3.2) |
122 |
−9.5** (−14.3~ − 4.8) |
| Physical Component Summary |
146 |
50.3 (6.9) |
−1.0 (−2.5~0.5) |
122 |
51.1 (5.5) |
−1.2 (−2.6~0.2) |
121 |
−0.9 (−2.4~0.6) |
| Mental Component Summary | 146 | 42.9 (11.9) | −5.0** (−7.2~−2.8) | 122 | 49.4 (8.0) | 0.3 (−1.7~2.3) | 121 | −6.1** (−8.5~ − 3.7) |
Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; SD, Standard Deviation.
*p < .05; ** p < .01.