Table 5. Distribution of QOL subscales by psychological health among amputees who had undergone lower limb amputation.
P: One Way ANOVA * P < 0.05 (significant)
MCS: mental component summary, PCS: physical component summary, QOL: quality of life, DASS-21: Depression, Anxiety, Stress Scale
| DASS-21 | PCS | MCS | ||
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |
| Depression severity | ||||
| Normal | 67.3 | 16.7 | 56.7 | 15.6 |
| Mild / moderate | 62.7 | 12.9 | 58.2 | 10.1 |
| Severe / extremely severe | 58.4 | 12.1 | 56.2 | 12.6 |
| p-value | .002* | .578 | ||
| Anxiety level | ||||
| Normal | 67.7 | 17.3 | 59.4 | 14.7 |
| Mild / moderate | 59.5 | 10.8 | 54.4 | 10.9 |
| Severe / extremely severe | 61.6 | 12.2 | 57.3 | 11.4 |
| p-value | .001* | .038* | ||
| Stress level | ||||
| Normal | 64.7 | 15.4 | 56.8 | 14.0 |
| Mild / moderate | 60.8 | 11.8 | 57.6 | 9.8 |
| Severe / extremely severe | 63.5 | 15.9 | 58.8 | 12.9 |
| p-value | .207 | .740 | ||