Table 4.
The effects of community asset participation uptake and cessation at 12 months on WHOQOL-BREF domain scores and individual items.
| Panel and variable | Uptake |
Cessation |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATE | 95% CI | p | ATE | 95% CI | p | |
| Panel (a): Standardised domain scores | ||||||
| Physical domain | 0.224*** | [0.121,0.328] | p < 0.001 | −0.136* | [-0.245,-0.026] | p = 0.015 |
| Psychological domain | 0.159** | [0.049,0.269] | p = 0.004 | −0.051* | [-0.101.-0.001] | p = 0.045 |
| Social relations domain | 0.111* | [0.004,0.217] | p = 0.041 | −0.105* | [-0.193,-0.018] | p = 0.018 |
| Environmental domain | 0.019* | [0.002,0.036] | p = 0.032 | −0.171* | [-0.312,-0.030] | p = 0.017 |
| Panel (b): WHOQOL-BREF items | ||||||
| General Quality of Life | 0.119** | [0.030,0.209] | p = 0.009 | −0.215** | [-0.376,-0.053] | p = 0.009 |
| Overall Health | 0.178** | [0.047,0.309] | p = 0.008 | −0.207* | [-0.393,-0.021] | p = 0.029 |
| Pain# | 0.035 | [-0.105,0.174] | p = 0.624 | 0.150 | [-0.038,0.338] | p = 0.118 |
| Dependence on treatment # | 0.132* | [0.005,0.259,] | p = 0.041 | 0.144 | [-0.062,0.351] | p = 0.171 |
| Positive feelings | 0.198** | [0.071,0.326] | p = 0.002 | −0.179* | [-0.343,-0.015] | p = 0.032 |
| Spiritual Quality of Life | 0.105* | [0.023,0.186] | p = 0.014 | −0.115 | [-0.281,0.050] | p = 0.171 |
| Cognitions | 0.128* | [0.001,0.255] | p = 0.048 | −0.009 | [-0.167,0.149] | p = 0.908 |
| Physical safety | 0.082 | [-0.057,0.221] | p = 0.247 | −0.096 | [-0.255,0.064] | p = 0.240 |
| Physical environment | 0.150* | [0.025,0.275] | p = 0.019 | −0.209 | [-0.441,0.024] | p = 0.078 |
| Energy | 0.279*** | [0.147,0.410] | p < 0.001 | −0.237** | [-0.403,-0.072] | p = 0.005 |
| Body image | 0.271*** | [0.128,0.413] | p < 0.001 | −0.203* | [-0.386,-0.019] | p = 0.030 |
| Financial resources | 0.016 | [-0.159,0.190] | p = 0.861 | −0.068 | [-0.248,0.112] | p = 0.459 |
| Access to Information | 0.111 | [-0.029,0.252] | p = 0.121 | −0.195 | [-0.397,0.007] | p = 0.059 |
| Access to Leisure | 0.412*** | [0.266,0.558] | p < 0.001 | −0.545*** | [-0.757,-0.334] | p < 0.001 |
| Mobility | 0.218** | [0.064,0.372] | p = 0.005 | −0.338** | [-0.556,-0.121] | p = 0.002 |
| Sleep | 0.210** | [0.056,0.364] | p = 0.007 | −0.187* | [-0.361,-0.013] | p = 0.035 |
| Activities of daily living | 0.172* | [0.021,0.323] | p = 0.025 | −0.111* | [-0.218,-0.004] | p = 0.041 |
| Working capacity | 0.230** | [0.092,0.368] | p = 0.001 | −0.071 | [-0-.277,0.135] | p = 0.500 |
| Self-esteem | 0.156* | [0.026,0.290] | p = 0.019 | −0.157* | [-0.308,-0.005] | p = 0.043 |
| Personal relations | 0.094* | [0.014,0.173] | p = 0.021 | −0.191* | [-0.365,-0.016] | p = 0.032 |
| Sex-life | −0.085 | [-0.235,0.065] | p = 0.266 | −0.006 | [-0.213,0.200] | p = 0.951 |
| Social support | 0.151* | [0.007,0.295] | p = 0.040 | −0.192* | [-0.365,-0.018] | p = 0.031 |
| Home environment | −0.065 | [-0.211,0.081] | p = 0.381 | −0.014 | [-0.230,0.201] | p = 0.897 |
| Access to Health and social care | 0.084 | [-0.068,0.236] | p = 0.277 | −0.098 | [-0.281,0.084] | p = 0.291 |
| Transport | 0.136* | [0.003,0.269] | p = 0.045 | −0.139 | [-0.364,0.087] | p = 0.229 |
| Negative feelings# | 0.144* | [0.010,0.279,] | p = 0.035 | 0.151* | [0.003,0.298] | p = 0.045 |
Note. The average treatment effects (ATEs) are calculated using propensity score matching techniques. The matching variables are listed in Table 3 and additionally include baseline EQ5D scores and baseline outcome variable scores. The uptake results are defined as the difference in scores between those who start to use community assets and those who continue not to use. The cessation results are defined as the difference in scores between those who stop participating in community assets and those who continue to do so.
# These items have been reversed coded, so that positive values indicate higher levels of QoL from lower levels QOL the items. For example, a positive value on ‘pain’ indicates that QoL is better for individuals who report lower levels of pain.
*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001. Items in italics indicate where significance was predicted.