Table 2.
Score Distributions of the Instruments SF-36 and WHOQoL-100
| Subscales | Mean | SD | Median | Minimum Score | Maximum Score |
Lower Quartile | Upper Quartile | Cronbach’s α |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 | ||||||||
| PF | 54.99 | 28.50 | 55 | 0 | 100 | 35 | 75 | 0.92 |
| RP | 46.63 | 42.92 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0.88 |
| BP | 54.43 | 23.23 | 55 | 0 | 100 | 45 | 67.50 | 0.83 |
| GH | 39.89 | 18.13 | 40 | 0 | 100 | 30 | 50 | 0.76 |
| VT | 54.94 | 17.71 | 56 | 0 | 100 | 35 | 60 | 0.73 |
| SF | 62.18 | 21.02 | 62.5 | 0 | 100 | 50 | 75 | 0.63 |
| RE | 50.37 | 44.90 | 33.33 | 0 | 100 | 0 | 100 | 0.88 |
| MH | 47.87 | 18.76 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 68 | 0.77 |
| WHOQoL-BREF | ||||||||
| PH | 49.33 | 16.79 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 38 | 63 | 0.86 |
| PS | 48.39 | 15.58 | 50 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 56 | 0.78 |
| SR | 54.16 | 18.39 | 56 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 69 | 0.69 |
| EH | 52.89 | 13.73 | 56 | 0 | 100 | 44 | 63 | 0.76 |
Abbreviations: SF-36, Short Form 36 Health Survey; WHOQoL-BREF, World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Brief Version; SD, standard deviation; PF, physical functioning; RP, role physical; BP, bodily pain; GH, general health; VT, vitality; SF, social functioning; RE, role emotional; MH, mental health. PH, physical health; PS, psychological well-being; SR, social relationships; EH, environment health.