Table 5.

Mean Comparisons of Loneliness and Quality of Life Scores Based on Medication Use

Variable		n	UCLA, mean	SD	t	P	QOL, mean	SD	t	P
Lipid-lowering agent	Yes	28	52.64	4.31	2.58	0.01^a	24.80	4.64	0.69	0.49
	No	29	49.62	4.45			25.68	5.04

Narcotic	Yes	15	51.80	4.92	0.65	0.52	24.60	4.62	0.60	0.55
	No	44	50.89	3.98			25.46	4.85

Benzodiazepine	Yes	5	54.40	3.36	1.68	0.09	20.60	7.43	2.65	0.01 ^a
	No	53	50.90	4.51			26.02	4.04

Diuretic	Yes	9	52.67	3.77	0.97	0.33	22.22	6.20	2.20	0.03 ^b
	No	50	51.06	4.65			25.93	4.34

Nitrate	Yes	11	50.81	3.89	0.39	0.67	22.59	3.98	2.19	0.03 ^b
	No	48	51.41	4.70			26.00	6.98

Anticoagulant	Yes	13	54.07	3.22	2.89	< 0.01^a	26.57	4.99	1.10	0.27
	No	46	50.15	4.56			24.91	3.93

Calcium supplement	Yes	7	47.71	3.40	2.14	0.04 ^b	26.14	1.58	0.48	0.63
	No	53	51.60	4.63			25.21	0.67

Bronchodilator MDI	Yes	7	53.86	3.62	1.66	0.1	20.28	7.01	3.19	< 0.01 ^a
	No	53	50.79	4.68			25.99	4.03

MDI = multidose inhaler; QOL = quality of life; SD = standard deviation; t = t-test values; UCLA = University of California, Los Angeles Loneliness Scale (version 3).

Significant at the 0.01 level.

Significant at the 0.05 level.

Note: The number of participants does not sum to 60 in some cases because of missing data.