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Table 7 Comparison between scores of healthy group and unhealthy group with the WHOQOL-OLD (Mean ± SD)

From: The Chinese version of the world health organization quality of life instrument-older adults module (WHOQOL-OLD): psychometric evaluation

Domain

Healthy (N = 542)

Unhealthy (N = 269)

t

P

Cohen’s d

Sensory ability (SAB)

3.65 ± 0.74

3.22 ± 0.82

7.99

<0.001*

0.55

Autonomy (AUT)

3.57 ± 0.61

3.40 ± 0.64

4.13

<0.001*

0.27

Past, present and future activities (PPF)

3.54 ± 0.53

3.26 ± 0.60

7.11

<0.001*

0.49

Social participation (SOP)

3.62 ± 0.55

3.28 ± 0.59

8.34

<0.001*

0.60

Death and dying (DAD)

3.77 ± 0.91

3.69 ± 0.93

1.21

0.227

0.09

Intimacy (INT)

3.39 ± 0.80

3.22 ± 0.82

2.83

<0.001*

0.21

TOTAL SCORE

3.59 ± 0.45

3.35 ± 0.50

6.89

<0.001*

 
  1. *difference is significant at the 0.05/6 =0.0083 level (2-tailed).