Table 4.
Differences in Multidimensional Quality of Life Scale-Cancer (MQOLS-CA) subscale and total scores among the four latent classes*
| MQOLS scores | All Low (1) n = 119 (33.8%) |
Moderate Physical and Lower Psych (2) n = 56 (15.9%) |
Moderate Physical and Higher Psych (3) n = 99 (28.1%) |
All High (4) n = 78 (22.2%) |
Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
| Physical well-being score | 8.35 (1.35) | 6.59 (1.74) | 7.09 (1.48) | 5.58 (1.58) | F(3,348)=56.02 p<.0001 1 > 2, 3, and 4 2 and 3 > 4 |
| Psychological well-being score | 7.65 (1.49) | 6.08 (1.79) | 5.66 (1.71) | 4.43 (1.65) | F(3,346)=64.17 p<.0001 1 > 2, 3, and 4 2 and 3 > 4 |
| Social well-being score | 7.76 (1.67) | 6.25 (2.13) | 5.79 (2.07) | 4.69 (1.90) | F(3,347)=43.10 p<.0001 1 > 2, 3, and 4 2 and 3 > 4 |
| Spiritual well-being score | 5.31 (1.84) | 5.87 (2.17) | 5.26 (2.19) | 5.06 (2.21) | F(3,348)=1.76 p=.155 |
| Total quality of life score | 7.41 (1.19) | 6.16 (1.37) | 5.90 (1.34) | 4.79 (1.21) | F(3,342)=67.96 p<.0001 1 > 2, 3, and 4 2 and 3 > 4 |
*
Data from the two Unites States’ studies
Abbreviation: SD = standard deviation