From: Development and validation of the Chinese Quality of Life Instrument
 | Mean facet / domain scores | |||||||
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ChQOL facets | Healthy subjects N = 80 | Out-patients N = 91 | In-patients N = 102 | F | P-value 1 | |||
 | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD |  |  |
   Ch1.1 Complexion | 61.67 | 15.58 | 56.52 | 17.92 | 51.27 | 21.14 | 6.791 | 0.001** 5 |
   Ch1.2 Sleep | 67.29 | 19.88 | 58.24 | 22.00 | 54.74 | 23.50 | 7.338 | 0.001** 3 |
   Ch1.3 Stamina | 65.79 | 15.84 | 57.48 | 16.90 | 49.26 | 21.17 | 17.655 | 0.000** 2 |
   Ch1.4 Appetite & digestion | 69.53 | 17.38 | 67.79 | 18.23 | 59.80 | 19.02 | 7.223 | 0.001** 4 |
   Ch1.5 Adaptation to climate | 67.93 | 17.30 | 65.84 | 17.83 | 61.52 | 21.46 | 2.263 | 0.106 |
   Ch2.1 Consciousness | 73.33 | 16.31 | 72.80 | 17.52 | 68.98 | 19.48 | 1.488 | 0.228 |
   Ch2.2 Thinking | 67.81 | 14.54 | 64.34 | 17.23 | 61.13 | 18.94 | 3.162 | 0.044* 5 |
   Ch2.3 Spirit of the eyes | 70.89 | 15.07 | 68.54 | 16.70 | 62.38 | 21.43 | 4.998 | 0.007** 5 |
   Ch2.4 Verbal expression | 76.58 | 15.93 | 74.86 | 18.68 | 72.18 | 20.20 | 1.152 | 0.317 |
   Ch3.1 Joy | 66.72 | 15.75 | 63.80 | 17.44 | 60.05 | 17.72 | 3.372 | 0.036* 5 |
   Ch3.2 Anger | 59.44 | 17.95 | 54.18 | 17.44 | 51.03 | 17.25 | 5.197 | 0.006** 5 |
   Ch3.3 Depressed mood | 73.02 | 17.69 | 72.07 | 17.06 | 65.36 | 19.86 | 5.355 | 0.005** 4 |
   Ch3.4 Fear & Anxiety | 82.92 | 17.78 | 80.31 | 19.02 | 76.06 | 20.30 | 3.143 | 0.045* 5 |
ChQOL domains | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Physical form | 66.64 | 12.54 | 61.18 | 13.04 | 55.32 | 15.85 | 14.087 | 0.000** 2 |
   Spirit | 72.02 | 12.97 | 70.14 | 15.00 | 66.20 | 17.85 | 2.954 | 0.054 |
   Emotion | 70.52 | 14.52 | 67.59 | 14.30 | 63.13 | 14.90 | 6.269 | 0.002** 5 |
Overall ChQOL | 69.84 | 11.26 | 66.30 | 11.73 | 61.50 | 13.61 | 9.781 | 0.000** 4 |