Table 4.

Comparison of the quality of life depending on the type of care institution.

Quality of Life	NH		RCH		Test		95% CI		d
	M	SD	M	SD	t	p	LL	UL
General quality of life	3.34	0.84	3.42	0.90	−1.55	0.121	−0.20	0.02	0.10
General health status	2.93	0.98	3.24	1.00	−4.85	<0.001	−0.43	−0.18	0.31
Physical	12.00	2.84	14.44	2.89	−13.18	<0.001	−2.80	−2.08	0.85
Psychological	12.13	2.74	13.33	2.77	−6.78	<0.001	−1.56	−0.86	0.44
Social	12.23	2.49	13.71	2.56	−9.02	<0.001	−1.79	−1.15	0.58
Environmental *	13.83	2.47	14.08	2.33	−1.57	0.117	−0.55	0.06	0.10

M—mean, SD—standard deviation, t—Student’s t-test, p—statistical significance, LL—lower limit, UL—upper limit, d—Cohen’s effect size, *—unequal variances (Welch correction was applied).