Table 4.
Mean QoL Scores by Domain, Stratified by Evacuation Kit Activity Status
| |
Intention |
Action |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quality-of-Life domain | Possible score, range | n | Score, mean (SD) | n | Score, mean (SD) | P Value a | Effect Size b |
| Social well-being (FS) |
0-24 |
406 |
20.2 (4.3) |
234 |
20.9 (3.6) |
.047 |
.006 |
| Emotional well-being (SOC13) |
13-91 |
410 |
67.8 (11.3) |
240 |
70.4 (10.2) |
.004 |
.013 |
| Spiritual well-being (SS20) |
20-100 |
401 |
67.6 (12.8) |
239 |
70.4 (11.4) |
.006 |
.011 |
| Physical health status (SF12 PCS) |
0-100 |
403 |
50.6 (9.1) |
239 |
49.7 (9.6) |
.23 |
.000 |
| Mental health status (SF12 MCS) |
0-100 |
403 |
51.0 (8.6) |
239 |
51.9 (8.1) |
.19 |
.000 |
| Global well-being (SWLS) | 5-35 | 407 | 24.7 (6.8) | 245 | 25.8 (6.7) | .03 | .007 |
Abbreviations: FS 6-item Friendship Scale, SOC13 13-item Sense of Coherence scale, SS20 20-item Serenity Scale, SF12 12-item Short Form Health Survey, PCS physical component summary, MCS mental component summary, SWLS 5-item Satisfaction With Life Scale.
aIndependent samples were compared by using a 2-tailed t test.
bEta squared. Eta-squared is the proportion of total variation of the QOL domain attributable to the activity status. Guidelines for interpreting how much variance in kit activity can be accounted for by the scores from each QOL domain, and the importance of this effect size, are measured on a scale of 0 = no effect; .01 = small effect; .06 = moderate effect; .14 = large effect; 1 = perfect effect [114].