Table 2. Comparison of Health-Related Quality of Life in Veterans With Spinal Cord Injury With Caregiving Spouses (N = 28)^a.

SF-36	Mean ± SD	P Value
PF		< 0.05b
Veteran	19.72 ± 26.4
Caregiving spouse	63.78 ± 24.4
RP		0.7
Veteran	45.67 ± 40.6
Caregiving spouse	49.32 ± 49.4
BP		0.017c
Veteran	37.64 ± 26.6
Caregiving spouse	54.97 ± 33.9
GH		0.026c
Veteran	52.10 ± 24.8
Caregiving spouse	37.91 ± 28.7
VT		0.097
Veteran	61.08 ± 21.0
Caregiving spouse	52.29 ± 23.8
SF		0.36
Veteran	64.86 ± 23.7
Caregiving spouse	58.44±36.3
RE		0.57
Veteran	48.08 ± 43.0
Caregiving spouse	42.16 ± 47.4
MH		0.002b
Veteran	65.72 ± 18.7
Caregiving spouse	48.18 ± 27.8
PCS		0.004b
Veteran	31.75 ± 14.1
Caregiving spouse	41.2 ± 13.3
MCS		< 0.05b
Veteran	50.08 ± 11.8
Caregiving spouse	37.75±14.5

^a Abbreviations: SF, social functioning; PF, physical function; RP, role physical; BP, bodily pain; GH general health; VT, vitality RE, role emotional; MH, mental health; PCS, Physical component summery; MCS, mental component summary; SF-36, study short form-36.

^b Statistically significant at the 0.01 level.

^c Statistically significant at the 0.05 level.