Table 5.

Differences in mean disability scores and QoL scores (100 scale) between baseline and after self-care, Anambra State (N = 30)

	Baseline		Self-care		t-statistic	p-value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Disability item
Total score (0–48)	22.3	9.7	9.6	10.1	4.7	< 0.001
Standing (0–4)	2.4	1.5	1.2	1.2	4.3	< 0.001
Household tasks	1.8	1.3	0.6	1.0	3.8	0.001
Learning	2.0	1.3	1.0	1.3	3.8	0.001
Community life	2.2	1.5	1.0	1.4	3.2	0.003
Emotional functions	2.4	1.1	1.2	1.3	4.1	< 0.001
Concentrating	1.9	1.2	0.7	0.8	4.4	< 0.001
Walking	2.7	1.4	1.3	1.6	4.4	< 0.001
Washing oneself	1.1	1.2	0.1	0.3	4.3	< 0.001
Dressing oneself	0.9	1.3	0.0	0.0	4.0	< 0.001
Dealing with strangers	1.2	1.2	0.6	0.9	2.2	0.039
Maintaining friendships	1.3	1.2	0.7	0.8	2.4	0.026
Working ability	2.4	1.3	1.2	1.3	3.6	0.001
QoL Domain (Scale = 100)
Total score	45.7	15.8	57.5	14.9	−3.2	0.004
Physical domain	40.0	18.9	58.5	20.9	−3.7	0.001
Psychological domain	46.3	21.2	60.5	17.0	−2.9	0.008
Social domain	49.4	22.5	54.2	20.2	−1.1	0.283
Environment domain	47.3	12.7	56.8	12.6	−3.3	0.003

Quality of life (QoL) scores transformed WHOBREF-scale