Table 3.
Self-reported quality of life of caregivers of patients with severe mental illness and cardiac illness (ischemic cardiac disease complicated with chronic heart failure).
PCASEE quality of life scale subscales |
Caregivers of patients with severe mental illness (N = 70) |
Caregivers of patients with cardiac illness (N = 70) |
U† | p* |
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Self problems | 14.47 ± 4.03 | 19.07 ± 3.84 | 966.00* | <0.001 |
Economic problems | 14.46 ± 6.09 | 19.19 ± 5.25 | 1358.50* | <0.001 |
Social problems | 14.46 ± 5.38 | 18.66 ± 4.42 | 1277.00* | <0.001 |
Emotional problems. | 13.57 ± 5.14 | 18.30 ± 3.58 | 1161.00* | <0.001 |
Cognitive problems | 15.06 ± 5.32 | 18.89 ± 4.44 | 1443.50* | <0.001 |
Somatic problems | 15.94 ± 5.05 | 20.40 ± 3.75 | 1199.00* | <0.001 |
Total score | 87.96 ± 25.60 | 114.50 ± 20.94 | 1054.0* | <0.001 |
Values are shown as mean ± standard deviation.
Mann–Whitney test.
Statistically significant at p ≤ 0.05.
PCASEE, Physical, Cognitive, Affective, Social, Economic, and Ego/Personality-oriented.