Table 2.

World Health Organization Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) facet and domain scores (range 4-20) compared with normative data and disease specific entities

Facet/domains	Girdlestone group Mean (SD)	Dutch norm Values*1	Difference in means (95% CI)	P	LLA*2	MI*3
Overall QOL and General health	11.3 (1.8)	14.2 (2.4)	2.9 (2.2, 3.8)	<0.001	14.2	14.2
Physical health	11.4 (2.0)	18.3 (3.0)	6.9 (6.2, 7.7)	<0.001	13.0	13.1
Psychological health	12.9 (2.1)	16.6 (2.8)	3.8 (3.1, 4.5)	<0.001	14.4	14.6
Social relationships	13.4 (2.8)	15.8 (3.3)	2.4 (1.6, 3.2)	<0.001	14.0	15.4
Environment	13.1 (2.2)	15.9 (2.8)	2.8 (2.1, 3.5)	<0.001	15.6	14.2

Scores for each domain ranges from 4 to 20. Higher scores denote higher quality of life.

Abbreviations: MI, myocardial infarction, LLA, lower limb amputation, CI, confidence interval, SD, standard deviation.

*1 ²⁰, *2¹⁶, *3¹⁴