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*
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.