Table 5 SF-36 scores and HADS scores by method of administration and age group
SF-36 and HADS scales | Telephone M (SD) | Mail M (SD) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
13–15 n = 89 | 16–19 n = 119 | 20–23 n = 92 | F df = 2 | 13–15 n = 88–91 | 16–19 n = 106–110 | 20–23 n = 83–84 | F df = 2 | |
Physical Functioning | 98.9 (3.6) | 97.5 (10.0) | 97.2 (7.5) | 1.27 | 93.4 (18.4) | 94.2 (12.8) | 96.8 (7.7) | 1.37 |
Role-Physical | 92.4 (19.0) | 88.7 (23.2) | 89.1 (25.5) | 0.77 | 90.1 (22.3) | 83.3 (28.6) | 87.2 (25.6) | 1.69 |
Bodily Pain | 87.8 (17.9) | 84.5 (18.5) | 84.4 (19.3) | 1.06 | 89.9 (14.5) | 78.2 (22.6) | 77.4 (22.6) | 10.75*** |
General Health | 84.7 (14.3) | 81.4 (17.1) | 82.2 (15.7) | 1.16 | 89.2 (12.5) | 75.0 (21.0) | 75.4 (17.0) | 19.64*** |
Vitality | 74.3 (14.8) | 67.9 (20.0) | 66.6 (18.9) | 4.68** | 76.4 (16.7) | 58.7 (22.0) | 58.8 (20.5) | 23.96*** |
Social Functioning | 96.5 (9.4) | 92.3 (14.7) | 91.6 (16.7) | 3.26* | 95.9 (8.4) | 85.0 (19.7) | 84.2 (23.1) | 11.72*** |
Role-Emotional | 92.9 (22.2) | 83.5 (30.0) | 85.0 (28.7) | 3.25* | 91.6 (22.9) | 76.7 (35.1) | 75.8 (35.2) | 7.05*** |
Mental Health | 83.1 (13.2) | 80.4 (14.7) | 78.9 (16.8) | 1.81 | 84.6 (14.0) | 73.6 (20.1) | 71.0 (19.0) | 14.14*** |
Physical Component Summary | 55.1 (3.7) | 54.5 (5.5) | 54.6 (5.5) | 0.46 | 54.4 (6.2) | 52.9 (7.0) | 54.0 (6.6) | 1.26 |
Mental Component Summary | 50.9 (7.5) | 48.0 (9.3) | 47.6 (10.3) | 3.55* | 51.8 (6.8) | 44.2 (12.5) | 43.0 (13.2) | 16.27*** |
Anxiety | 4.63 (2.85) | 4.60 (3.25) | 4.78 (3.90) | 0.09 | 3.47 (3.61) | 6.14 (4.08) | 6.19 (4.17) | 14.05*** |
Depression | 2.26 (2.22) | 2.59 (1.83) | 2.68 (2.78) | 0.89 | 1.99 (2.69) | 3.34 (3.23) | 3.53 (3.26) | 6.83*** |