Table 4. Correlation between quality of life and depression for the intervention and control groups, 2015-2017.
| Depression symptoms (GDS-30) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IG (n=60) | CG (n=58) | |||
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| QoL (SF-36) | ||||
| Mental health | -0.47 (< 0.001) | -0.65 (< 0.001) | -0.72 (< 0.001) | -0.75 (< 0.001) |
| General health perceptions | -0.44 (< 0.001) | -0.38 (0.003) | -0.45 (< 0.001) | -0.48 (< 0.001) |
| Physical role functioning | -0.30 (0.019) | -0.40 (0.001) | -0.34 (0.008) | -0.27 (0.036) |
| Physical functioning | -0.29 0.023) | -0.60 (< 0.001) | -0.35 (0.006) | -0.37 (0.004) |
| Vitality | -0.19 (0.134) | -0.57 (< 0.001) | -0.67 (< 0.001) | -0.63 (< 0.001) |
| Social role functioning | -0.19 (0.146) | -0.63 (< 0.001) | -0.46 (< 0.001) | -0.40 (0.001) |
| Emotional role functioning | -0.29 (0.021) | -0.46 (< 0.001) | -0.38 (0.003) | -0.13 (0.322) |
| Pain | -0.04 (0.709) | -0.19 (0.147) | -0.47 (< 0.001) | 0.04 (0.756) |
| Total score | -0.54 (< 0.001) | -0.75 (< 0.001) | -0.57 (< 0.001) | -0.56 (< 0.001) |
| Summary measures | ||||
| Mental health | -0.46 (< 0.001) | -0.69 (< 0.001) | -0.63 (< 0.001) | -0.70 (< 0.001) |
| Physical health | -0.49 (< 0.001) | -0.72 (< 0.001) | -0.52 (< 0.001) | -0.47 (< 0.001) |
Data presented as r (Spearman correlation at baseline) and p-value (Spearman’s statistical significance).
Bold type denotes statistical significance.
CG = control group; GDS-30 = Geriatric Depression Scale; IG = intervention group; QoL = quality of life; SF-36 = Medical Outcomes Short-Form Health Survey.