Table 2 Health-related quality of life measured with the Nottingham health profile according to the care dependency, gender and age of residents
Energy | Pain | Emotional reaction | Sleep | Social isolation | Physical mobility | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
Care dependency | ||||||
Low care dependency (n = 37) | 42.6 (39.2) | 29.6 (32.4) | 15.7 (22.5) | 15.3 (19.0) | 19.7 (20.8) | 52.0 (19.3) |
Moderate care dependency (n = 51) | 39.3 (33.9) | 21.2 (21.7) | 18.8 (20.1) | 20.4 (24.2) | 21.7 (25.5) | 54.3 (24.7) |
High care dependency (n = 23) | 49.5 (40.5) | 27.1 (33.9) | 23.6 (26.8) | 32.8 (33.2) | 22.9 (33.5) | 57.1 (25.3) |
p-value (ANOVA) | 0.549 | 0.367 | 0.418 | 0.030 | 0.883 | 0.712 |
Age | ||||||
<85 years (n = 54) | 49.2 (41.0) | 25.4 (28.7) | 19.3 (22.3) | 24.7 (29.5) | 22.8 ( 28.6) | 52.7 (24.5) |
≥85 years (n = 66) | 39.2 (33.2) | 25.2 (29.2) | 19.1 (23.2) | 19.8 (24.7) | 22.1 (24.4) | 54.2 (23.8) |
p-value (T-Test) | 0.143 | 0.961 | 0.966 | 0.325 | 0.877 | 0.749 |
Gender | ||||||
Female (n = 85) | 47.5 (37.3) | 29.5 (31.5) | 20.2 (24.2) | 25.0 (29.3) | 20.1 (25.1) | 53.7 (25.3) |
Male (n = 35) | 34.9 (35.6) | 14.9 (17.2) | 16.8 (18.9) | 14.7 (12.6) | 28.0 (28.5) | 52.9 (20.8) |
p-value (T-Test) | 0.091 | 0.011 | 0.456 | 0.057 | 0.137 | 0.867 |