Table 4.
The most meaningful things in present life: percentage of participants mentioning each answer category by group and comparisons between groups.
| PwMS | Control 1 | χ2 | Caregivers | Control 2 | χ2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal life | 12.07 | 20.97 | 1.71 | 25.45 | 17.74 | 1.03 |
| Family | 91.38 | 79.03 | 3.58 | 83.64 | 82.26 | 0.04 |
| Intrinsic value | 86.79 | 83.67 | 0.20 | 78.26 | 84.31 | 0.59 |
| Sharing | 1.89 | 12.24 | 13.04 | 5.84 | ||
| Personal contribution | 1.89 | 6.12 | 6.52 | 3.92 | ||
| Family well-being | 7.55 | 0 | 6.52 | 7.84 | ||
| Personal reward | 7.55 | 2.04 | 2.17 | 1.96 | ||
| Interpersonal Relations | 27.59 | 40.32 | 2.16 | 23.64 | 38.71 | 3.06 |
| Health | 48.28 | 30.65 | 3.90 | 32.73 | 33.87 | 0.02 |
| Work | 43.10 | 30.65 | 2.00 | 43.64 | 50.00 | 0.47 |
| Standard of living | 5.17 | 12.90 | 9.09 | 14.52 | ||
| Leisure | 5.17 | 17.74 | 3.64 | 9.68 | ||
| Spirituality, Religion | 8.62 | 6.45 | 5.45 | 9.68 | ||
| Community, Society | 5.17 | 11.29 | 3.64 | 1.61 | ||
| Life in general | 0 | 13.33 | 5.45 | 4.84 | 0 | |
| N participantsa | 58 | 62 | 55 | 62 |
a
Each participant could provide more than one answer; χ2-values are not reported if the no. of participants in one or more cells falls below 5.