Table 3.
Health-related quality of life domains for spouses of independent and dependent stroke survivors and spouses of controls.
Source Domains are from the SF-36 scale (10)
| Spouses of dependent stroke survivors (n = 50) | Spouses of independent stroke survivors (n = 197) | Spouses of controls (n = 245)a | P valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) Median (Q1–Q3) |
Mean (SD) Median (Q1–Q3) |
Mean (SD) Median (Q1–Q3) |
||
| Physical functioning | 71 (27) 78 (50–95) |
87 (17) 95 (80–100) |
87 (18) 95 (80–100) |
<0.001 |
| Physical role | 66 (37) 75 (25–100) |
82 (35) 100 (75–100) |
86 (32) 100 (100–100) |
<0.001 |
| Bodily pain | 65 (29) 62 (41–100) |
74 (26) 84 (51–100) |
76 (26) 84 (52–100) |
0.047 |
| General health | 57 (23) 52 (37–77) |
76 (21) 78 (62–92) |
77 (21) 82 (66–95) |
<0.001 |
| Vitality | 53 (27) 53 (30–76) |
70 (22) 75 (60–85) |
73 (22) 80 (60–90) |
<0.001 |
| Social functioning | 76 (23) 75 (63–100) |
90 (20) 100 (88–100) |
97 (19) 100 (88–100) |
<0.001 |
| Emotional role | 65 (39) 67 (33–100) |
90 (32) 100 (100–100) |
90 (27) 100 (100–100) |
<0.001 |
| Mental health | 67 (22) 70 (52–84) |
81 (18) 88 (76–92) |
84 (16) 88 (76–96) |
<0.001 |
aPublished in Persson et al. [12]
bMann–Whitney U Test for spouses of dependent vs independent stroke survivors