Table 12.
Comparison of the statistical characteristics of particular dimensions of the general and specific QOL and LIA in the subgroups of patients undertaking oxygen therapy or not
| Scale | Presence of oxygen therapy (n =19)
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Lack of oxygen therapy (n =81)
|
P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | SD | Me | Range | X | SD | Me | Range | ||
| SF-36 | |||||||||
| Physical dimension | 73.47 | 10.43 | 70 | 57–95 | 47.17 | 21.42 | 50 | 6–83 | <0.001 |
| Mental dimension | 43.26 | 7.32 | 44 | 28–56 | 29.56 | 13.13 | 30 | 1–56 | <0.001 |
| SGRQ | |||||||||
| Symptoms | 78.71 | 13.51 | 83 | 51–96 | 53.56 | 20.13 | 55 | 6–97 | <0.001 |
| Activity | 65.10 | 11.17 | 69 | 42–79 | 44.30 | 16.65 | 46 | 5–81 | <0.001 |
| Impact | 72.68 | 16.54 | 72 | 34–99 | 39.47 | 26.29 | 43 | 0–97 | <0.001 |
| Global score | 72.01 | 15.15 | 72 | 37–97 | 44.98 | 23.56 | 46 | 1–92 | <0.001 |
| AIS | |||||||||
| Score | 18.26 | 5.08 | 18 | 8–27 | 23.43 | 6.31 | 24 | 10–35 | 0.001 |
Note: P-values in bold indicate a significant difference.
Abbreviations: AIS, Acceptance of Illness Scale; LIA, level of illness acceptance; Me, median value; P, level of significance; QOL, quality of life; SD, standard deviations; SF-36, Short Form-36 Health Survey; SGRQ, St George’s Respiratory Questionnaire; X, mean value.