Table 2.
WHOQOL-BREF scores for patients and partners, raw mean (SD)
| Patients | Partners | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-dialysis | 6 weeks | 12 weeks | Pre-dialysis | 6 weeks | 12 weeks | |
| n = 83 | n = 45 | n = 39 | n = 83 | n = 45 | n = 39 | |
| WHOQOL General QOL | 2.8 (.9) | 3.2 (.9) | 3.3 (.9) | 3.5 (.9) | 3.3 (.8) | 3.5 (.8) |
| WHOQOL Physical | 46.4 (21.9) | 49.8 (22.3) | 54.9 (21.0) | 67.3 (21.3) | 66.8 (19.2) | 67.9 (20.5) |
| WHOQOL Psychological | 61.7 (18.6) | 61.4 (21.0) | 61.5 (18.8) | 66.0 (18.6) | 64.9 (15.8) | 62.9 (20.1) |
| WHOQOL Social | 63.2 (21.1) | 63.8 (21.1) | 66.6 (21.0) | 64.8 (16.7) | 65.0 (16.6) | 65.5 (16.1) |
| WHOQOL Environmental | 67.4 (15.1) | 68.0 (19.9) | 68.0 (16.4) | 67.8 (15.9) | 70.1 (16.6) | 67.4 (17.2) |
Note. QOL Quality of Life, WHOQOL World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF version. WHOQOL general is the mean of the Overall QOL and Satisfaction with health questions on the WHOQOL-BREF. Higher scores suggest better QOL