Table 3 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics associated with QOL in patients with facial prostheses
From: Assessment of health-related quality of life in Turkish patients with facial prostheses
Characteristics | Overall QOL | Physical | Psychological | Social relationships | Environmental health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender (n) a | Mean ( SD) | Mean ( SD) | Mean ( SD) | Mean ( SD) | Mean ( SD) |
Female (30) | 58.09 (13.87) | 58.09 (17.11) | 58.74 (16.05) | 61.38 (21.49) | 55.73 (19.08) |
Male (30) | 64.34 (16.05) | 61.07 (22.84) | 62.49 (18.07) | 69.44 (16.71) | 66.66 (16.05) |
p value | 0.112 | 0.570 | 0.399 | 0.111 | 0.020 |
Educational level (n) a | |||||
≤ 8 years of schooling (22) | 60.13 (17.52) | 60.71 (22.58) | 59.84 (20.31) | 65.53 (23.89) | 57.81 (20.31) |
>8 years of schooling (38) | 61.84 (13.90) | 58.92 (18.74) | 61.07 (15.14) | 65.35 (16.83) | 63.15 (17.13) |
p value | 0.678 | 0.743 | 0.807 | 0.975 | 0.281 |
Marital status (n) a | |||||
Married (25) | 63.33 (14.22) | 63.71 (19.14) | 61.99 (15.74) | 63.33 (19.09) | 64.00 (16.24) |
Single, divorced, or widowed (35) | 59.70 (15.90) | 56.63 (20.46) | 59.64 (18.09) | 66.90 (19.95) | 59.19 (19.74) |
p value | 0.366 | 0.180 | 0.602 | 0.489 | 0.322 |
Retention type of facial prosthesis (n) a | |||||
Adhesive-retained (35) | 60.65 (14.99) | 58.97 (19.96) | 59.52 (18.45) | 65.47 (19.50) | 60.62 (16.72) |
Implant-retained (25) | 62.00 (15.77) | 60.42 (20.59) | 62.16 (15.11) | 65.33 (19.93) | 62.00 (20.80) |
p value | 0.738 | 0.785 | 0.558 | 0.978 | 0.778 |
Reason for facial defect (n) a | |||||
Trauma (20) | 60.31 (15.11) | 56.96 (20.83) | 57.08 (18.58) | 68.33 (18.65) | 62.65 (15.49) |
Tumor resection (40) | 61.66 (15.42) | 60.89 (19.81) | 62.39 (16.19) | 63.95 (20.00) | 60.47 (19.80) |
p value | 0.748 | 0.479 | 0.259 | 0.418 | 0.668 |
Age (r)b | −0.14 | −0.16 | −0.17 | −0.27 | 0.032 |
p value | 0.274 | 0.235 | 0.187 | 0.038 | 0.806 |
Monthly family income (r) b | 0.38 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.29 | 0.39 |
p value | 0.003 | 0.056 | 0.054 | 0.023 | 0.002 |
Age of facial prosthesis (r) b | 0.17 | 0.11 | 0.03 | 0.10 | 0.27 |
p value | 0.200 | 0.399 | 0.836 | 0.44 | 0.04 |