Table 4.
Level of the health-related quality of life (N = 114)
| Disease type | Total (N = 114) |
CHF a (n = 35) |
Stroke b (n = 21) |
ESRD c (n = 28) |
ESLD d (n = 30) |
F (p) | Post-hoc (Scheffé) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | M ± SD | ||
| Physical component scale | 38.89 ± 8.69 | 36.11 ± 7.92 | 42.39 ± 7.79 | 37.16 ± 9.60 | 41.29 ± 8.11 | 3.722 (0.014) | b > a |
| Physical functioning | 38.52 ± 10.38 | 36.54 ± 9.51 | 41.14 ± 10.54 | 35.46 ± 11.01 | 41.85 ± 9.71 | 2.837 (0.041) | |
| Role-physical | 37.89 ± 10.30 | 35.73 ± 10.40 | 44.43 ± 8.91 | 33.74 ± 9.22 | 39.72 ± 9.81 | 5.830 (0.001) | b > a, c |
| Bodily pain | 39.39 ± 10.98 | 34.67 ± 9.54 | 42.20 ± 10.89 | 40.86 ± 11.50 | 41.56 ± 10.92 | 3.365 (0.021) | |
| General health | 38.42 ± 10.05 | 37.37 ± 9.20 | 42.82 ± 10.73 | 36.14 ± 10.41 | 38.68 ± 9.67 | 2.008 (0.117) | |
| Mental component scale | 40.43 ± 11.19 | 39.48 ± 11.31 | 45.30 ± 11.06 | 37.57 ± 11.41 | 40.80 ± 10.28 | 2.095 (0.105) | |
| Vitality | 40.51 ± 10.63 | 37.74 ± 10.90 | 46.09 ± 9.66 | 38.17 ± 10.53 | 42.00 ± 9.70 | 3.600 (0.016) | b > a, c |
| Social functioning | 39.93 ± 11.34 | 39.72 ± 10.97 | 42.78 ± 11.75 | 36.93 ± 12.50 | 40.96 ± 10.19 | 1.187 (0.318) | |
| Role-emotional | 36.84 ± 12.43 | 36.27 ± 12.25 | 43.07 ± 11.06 | 34.03 ± 12.51 | 35.74 ± 12.59 | 2.425 (0.069) | |
| Mental health | 41.23 ± 11.63 | 38.76 ± 12.22 | 45.01 ± 12.38 | 38.35 ± 10.71 | 44.15 ± 10.23 | 2.576 (0.057) |
a, b, c, d group for Scheffé tests, M mean, SD standard deviation, CHF chronic heart failure, ESRD end-stage renal disease, ESLD end-stage liver disease