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. 2017 Oct 23;15:209. doi: 10.1186/s12955-017-0781-y

Table 3.

Comparison of SF-36 dimension scores among men in treatment for substance use disorder by type of severe mental illness

Substance use disorder groups with comorbid severe mental illness
SF-36 dimensions Schizophrenia
(n = 37)
Bipolar disorder
(n = 34)
Major depressive disorder
(n = 36)
F Partial Eta Square Post-hoc contrasts
Physical Functioning 80.13 ± 3.27 94.26 ± 1.93 81.97 ± 3.11 6.836** 0.117 14.484*** (schizophrenia < bipolar disorder)
4.209 (schizophrenia = major depressive disorder)
10.276* (bipolar disorder > major depressive disorder)
Social Functioning 67.92 ± 5.06 70.65 ± 5.24 71.27 ± 3.68 0.179 0.003
Role-Physical 71.53 ± 5.91 87.55 ± 4.66 69.68 ± 5.78 2.877 0.053
Role-Emotional 62.60 ± 6.91 58.57 ± 3.82 42.61 ± 6.58 2.293 0.43
Mental Health 50.15 ± 3.25 51.01 ± 3.82 53.78 ± 2.93 0.251 0.005
Vitality 41.6 ± 2.80 55.68 ± 3.66 53.63 ± 2.92 6.044** 0.105 14.148** (schizophrenia < bipolar disorder)
12.597* (schizophrenia < major depressive disorder)
1.552 (bipolar disorder = major depressive disorder)
Bodily Pain 76.56 ± 4.59 76.68 ± 4.70 68.57 ± 4.33 0.860 0.16
General Health Perception 57.69 ± 2.95 62.05 ± 4.01 56.69 ± 3.26 0.565 0.011
Health Changes 61.36 ± 3.94 69.85 ± 5.46 73.61 ± 4.45 1.694 0.032
Physical Composite Scale 51.06 ± 1.41 60.40 ± 2.17 51.99 ± 1.87 7.464*** 0.127 9.458*** (schizophrenia < bipolar disorder)
1.766 (schizophrenia = major depressive disorder)
7.692* (bipolar disorder > major depressive disorder)
Mental Composite Scale 37.58 ± 1.79 39.36 ± 3.42 38.61 ± 2.00 0.172 0.003

SF-36: Short Form Health Survey

*p < 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001