Table 4.
Comparison of the statistical characteristics of particular dimensions of the general and specific QOL and LIA in the subgroups of patients with higher education and other higher
| Scale | Other education (n =69)
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Higher education (n =31)
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P-value | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | SD | Me | Range | X | SD | Me | Range | ||
| SF-36 | |||||||||
| Physical dimension | 57.10 | 19.34 | 63 | 6–95 | 41.19 | 24.81 | 46 | 8–86 | 0.003 |
| Mental dimension | 34.41 | 12.59 | 37 | 1–56 | 27.16 | 13.83 | 29 | 4–49 | 0.013 |
| SGRQ | |||||||||
| Symptoms | 60.01 | 20.69 | 60 | 6–97 | 54.61 | 22.88 | 52 | 6–95 | 0.186 |
| Activity | 49.63 | 17.11 | 50 | 5–81 | 45.17 | 18.92 | 43 | 5–79 | 0.186 |
| Impact | 50.46 | 23.91 | 52 | 0–99 | 35.38 | 33.39 | 25 | 0–95 | 0.018 |
| Global score | 53.95 | 21.08 | 54 | 1–97 | 41.59 | 29.61 | 40 | 3–91 | 0.061 |
| AIS | |||||||||
| Score | 21.33 | 6.23 | 21 | 8–35 | 24.94 | 6.15 | 24 | 10–35 | 0.013 |
Note: P-values in bold indicate a significant difference.
Abbreviations: AIS, Acceptance of Illness Scale; LIA, the 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.