Table 7.
Differences in Quality of Life Scores Among the Patient Subgroups Using Latent Class Analysis or K-Modes Analysis
| QOL scores | All Low (0) | Moderate Physical & Lower Psychological (1) | Moderate Physical & Higher Psychological (2) | All High (3) | Statistics |
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| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
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| PATIENT SUBGROUPS USING LATENT CLASS ANALYSIS | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV - Physical well-being | 7.8 (1.4) | 6.5 (1.5) | 6.3 (1.5) | 4.7 (1.6) | F(3,1292) = 179.64, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1, 2, and 3 | |||||
| 1 and 2 > 3 | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV - Psychological well- being | 6.5 (1.6) | 6.0 (1.6) | 4.7 (1.6) | 4.0 (1.5) | F(3,1281) = 154.85, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV - Social well-being | 6.9 (1.7) | 6.0 (1.8) | 5.1 (1.8) | 4.1 (1.8) | F(3,1274) = 123.13, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV – Spiritual well-being | 5.5 (2.2) | 5.5 (2.1) | 5.3 (2.0) | 5.6 (2.0) | F(3,1286) = 0.61, p = .611 |
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| MQOLS-PV – Total QOL score | 6.7 (1.2) | 6.0 (1.2) | 5.2 (1.2) | 4.4 (1.2) | F(3,1276) = 177.88, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| SF12 – PCS score | 45.6 (9.6) | 39.0 (10.1) | 41.1 (10.5) | 35.7 (9.7) | F(3,1225) = 45.76, p<.001 |
| 0 > 2 > 1 > 3 | |||||
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| SF12 – MCS score | 54.0 (8.4) | 51.9 (8.5) | 45.4 (9.8) | 40.5 (11.1) | F(3,1225) = 113.49, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| PATIENT SUBGROUPS USING K-MODES ANALYSIS | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV - Physical well-being | 7.6 (1.5) | 6.3 (1.5) | 6.5 (1.5) | 5.2 (1.7) | F(3,1292) = 153.99, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1, 2, and 3 | |||||
| 1 and 2 > 3 | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV - Psychological well- being | 6.4 (1.6) | 5.9 (1.6) | 4.7 (1.6) | 4.3 (1.6) | F(3,1281) = 128.41, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV - Social well-being | 6.7 (1.8) | 5.9 (1.8) | 5.2 (1.8) | 4.4 (1.8) | F(3,1274) = 115.73, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| MQOLS-PV – Spiritual well-being | 5.5 (2.1) | 5.5 (2.1) | 5.3 (2.0) | 5.5 (2.0) | F(3,1286) = 0.71, p = .547 |
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| MQOLS-PV – Total QOL score | 6.5 (1.2) | 5.9 (1.3) | 5.3 (1.2) | 4.7 (1.3) | F(3,1276) = 152.38, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
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| SF12 – PCS score | 44.8 (9.9) | 38.1 (9.3) | 41.6 (10.3) | 37.0 (10.5) | F(3,1225) = 43.78, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1, 2, and 3 | |||||
| 2 > 1 and 3 | |||||
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| SF12 – MCS score | 53.7 (8.3) | 51.2 (9.0) | 45.3 (10.3) | 42.9 (10.5) | F(3,1225) = 98.06, p<.001 |
| 0 > 1 > 2 > 3 | |||||
Abbreviations: MCS = Mental Component Summary, MQOLS-PV = Multidimensional Quality of Life Scale – Patient Version, PCS = Physical Component Summary, SF12 – Medical Outcomes Study Short Form 12, SD = standard deviation
a
For LCA – All Low (n=419, 31.5%), Moderate Physical and Lower Psychological (n=316, 23.8%), Moderate Physical and Higher Psychological (n=416, 31.3%) and All High (n=178, 13.4%).
b
For K-modes analysis – All Low (n=536, 40.3%), Moderate Physical and Lower Psychological (n=205, 15.4%), Moderate Physical and Higher Psychological (n=280, 21.13%) and All High (n=303, 23.24%).