Table 2.
Comparison of QoL of Chronic Pain Patients (Present Study) With Participants Having No Long-Standing/Chronic Illness Between the Wales Health Survey (WHS) and the OHLS-III.a
| Domain | Chronic Pain Patients | Patients With No Long-Standing Illness (OHLS-III) | P Value | Patients With No Limiting Illness (WHS) | P Value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | N | Mean (SD) | |||
| PF | 78 | 31.8 (27.2) | 4962 | 94.0 (12.4) | .0001 | 9024 | 90.2 (18.9) | .0001 |
| RP | 78 | 25.2 (26.6)) | 5052 | 93.9 (13.3) | .0001 | 9306 | 92.0 (18.3) | .0001 |
| BP | 78 | 17.7 (14.9) | 5078 | 87.1 (16.6) | .0001 | 9428 | 81.3 (21.5) | .0001 |
| GH | 77 | 35.8 (22.4) | 4999 | 78.4 (15.6) | .0001 | 9331 | 75.4 (17.4) | .0001 |
| VT | 79 | 26.9 (21.6) | 5076 | 62.9 (17.2) | .0001 | 9354 | 64.0 (18.6) | .0001 |
| SF | 78 | 31.7 (26.1) | 5069 | 88.3 (18.4) | .0001 | 9438 | 90.3 (18.6) | .0001 |
| ER | 77 | 49.4 (35.1) | 5058 | 89.6 (16.8) | .0001 | 9339 | 93.7 (16.8) | .0001 |
| MH | 79 | 49.5 (23.0) | 5073 | 75.3 (16.1) | .0001 | 9335 | 77.7 (16.2) | .0001 |
| PCS | 74 | 27.9 (9.5) | 4741 | 53.6 (5.9) | .0001 | |||
| MCS | 74 | 35.4 (14.1) | 4741 | 51.3 (9.0) | .0001 | |||
Abbreviations: BP, bodily pain; ER, emotional role; GH, general health; MCS, mental component summary; MH, mental health; OHLS-III, Third Oxford and Lifestyles Survey; PCS, physical component summary; PF, physical functioning; QoL, quality of life; RP, role physical; SD, standard deviation; SF, social functioning; VT, vitality.
a Scores for WHS were not available.