Table 2.
Mean and SD of patients’ QoL using SF-36 questionnaire
| Variables | Status Mean±SD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low (n=8) | Moderate (n=39) | High (n=37) | Total (n=84) | |
| General health subscale | 55.62±13.21 | 70.2±4.2 | 77.43±7.1 | 73.02±9.2 |
| Physical functioning subscale | 60±6.5 | 73.4±9.7 | 82.7±9.6 | 76.25±11.6 |
| Role limitations due to physical health problems subscale | 55±7.07 | 76.2±7.4 | 87.5±9.8 | 79.2±12.7 |
| Role limitations due to emotional problems subscale | 61.8±9.9 | 75.7±8.6 | 91.4±7.8 | 81.3±12.8 |
| Social functioning subscale | 60±9.2 | 74.2±8.8 | 86.8±8.7 | 78.4±12.1 |
| Bodily pain subscale | 57.8±8.2 | 83.3±10.5 | 95.6±6.1 | 86.3±13.9 |
| Vitality subscale | 59.3±8.2 | 69.1±5.1 | 81.8±7.3 | 73.8±10.04 |
| Mental health subscale | 63.2±8.3 | 73.2±5.1 | 83.2±5.2 | 76.7±8.5 |
| Total | 473.4±38.1 | 597.5±36.2 | 687.3±31.5 | 625.2±73.9 |