Assessment of health-related quality of life in Turkish patients with facial prostheses

Table 2 Comparison of WHOQOL-BREF domain scores and overall QOL score, adjusted for age on 0–100 scale

Domains	Patients with OP	Patients with AP	Patients with NP	Control group	F test	P value	Multiple comparisons ^a
Domains	n=24	n=24	n=24	n=24	F test	P value	Multiple comparisons ^a
	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD	Mean ± SD
Physical	53.57±18.69	69.64±17.43	55.06±19.56	84.07±13.03	12.18	<0.001	OP vs C; AP vs C
							NP vs C; OP vs AP
Psychological	63.88±17.71	68.75±14.99	51.56±11.58	72.57±19.35	5.73	<0.001	AP vs NP; NP vs C
Social relationships	63.88±17.83	70.48±17.88	60.42±21.17	78.82±19.65	4.56	0.002	NP vs C
Environmental health	57.94±17.93	65.75±20.42	58.46±13.74	83.59±12.84	9.58	<0.001	OP vs C; AP vs C
							NP vs C
Overall QOL	58.89±11.47	68.22±16.43	56.25±13.59	80.38±8.43	12.98	<0.001	OP vs C; AP vs C
							NP vs C; AP vs NP

A high score indicates better QOL.
^a Comparisons (Bonferroni) for Control group (C), Patients with orbital prostheses (OP); Patients with auricular prostheses (AP); and Patients with nasal prostheses (NP); groups significant at P < 0.05.

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