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Table 3 Descriptive data for quality of life scores across gender and separately for men and women who own a hearing service dog and those on a waiting list: Data reported is means ± standard error means and partial eta squared (ηp 2) data

From: A survey of the impact of owning a service dog on quality of life for individuals with physical and hearing disability: a pilot study

 

Across Gender

Men

Women

 

With Dog (n = 111)

Waiting List (n = 30)

Power × (ηp 2)

With Dog (n = 19)

Waiting List (n = 13)

Power (ηp 2)

With Dog (n = 92)

Waiting List (n = 17)

Power (ηp 2)

Total Quality of Life

80.61 ± 1.61a

75.5 ± 3.17

.02

76.86 ± 5.19

69.96 ± 6.27

.02

81.77 ± 1.57

77.65 ± 3.67

.01

1. Material comforts home, food, conveniences, financial security

5.38 ± 0.11b

5.36 ± 0.23

.00

4.79 ± 0.35

5.31 ± 0.41

.03

5.55 ± 0.12

5.22 ± 0.27

.01

2. Health - being physically fit and vigorous

*4.74 ± 0.15

*3.99 ± 0.30

.03

4.69 ± 0.41

3.84 ± 0.49

.06

4.76 ± 0.16

4.06 ± 0.38

.03

3. Relationships with parents, siblings & other relatives- communicating, visiting, helping

4.88 ± 0.16

5.33 ± 0.32

.01

4.47 ± 0.39

4.92 ± 0.48

.02

5.00 ± 0.18

5.45 ± 0.42

.01

4. Having and rearing children

5.45 ± 0.16

5.52 ± 0.32

.00

4.52 ± 0.50

4.70 ± 0.61

.00

5.72 ± 0.16

5.73 ± 0.41

.00

5. Close relationships with spouse or significant other

5.35 ± 0.18

5.67 ± 0.35

.00

4.42 ± 0.57

5.46 ± 0.69

.04

5.59 ± 0.17

5.52 ± 0.41

.00

6. Close friends

5.56 ± 0.13

5.18 ± 0.27

.01

4.63 ± 0.41

4.77 ± 0.50

.00

5.81 ± 0.14

5.15 ± 0.32

.03

7. Helping and encouraging others, volunteering, giving advice

5.61 ± 0.13

5.35 ± 0.26

.01

4.99 ± 0.41

5.10 ± 0.5

.00

5.78 ± 0.13

5.34 ± 0.31

.02

8. Participating in organizations and public affairs

4.43 ± 0.19

3.80 ± 0.37

.02

4.63 ± 0.51

3.69 ± .061

.05

4.38 ± -.20

3.92 ± 0.47

.01

9. Learning- attending school, improving understanding, getting additional knowledge

*4.78 ± 0.17

*4.00 ± 0.34

.03

4.99 ± 0.46

3.23 ± 0.56

.17

4.76 ± 0.18

4.52 ± 0.43

.00

10. Understanding yourself - knowing your assets and limitations - knowing what life is about

5.48 ± 0.15

4.86 ± 0.29

.03

5.20 ± 0.45

3.77 ± 0.54

.12

5.61 ± 0.15

5.41 ± 0.34

.00

11. Work - job or in home

*4.96 ± 0.17

*4.20 ± 0.34

.03

5.16 ± 0.47

3.84 ± 0.58

.10

4.92 ± 0.18

4.46 ± 0.42

.01

12. Expressing yourself creatively

4.76 ± 0.17

4.94 ± 0.33

.00

4.84 ± 0.43

4.69 ± 0.51

.00

4.75 ± 0.18

5.11 ± 0.43

.01

13. Socializing - meeting other people, doing things, parties, etc.

3.88 ± 0.18

3.56 ± 0.36

.00

3.63 ± 0.43

3.01 ± 0.53

.03

3.96 ± 0.21

3.82 ± 0.47

.00

14. Reading, listening to music, or observing entertainment

5.06 ± 0.17

4.97 ± 0.35

.00

5.10 ± 0.42

4.77 ± 0.51

.01

5.01 ± 0.19

5.11 ± 0.45

.00

15. Participating in active recreation

4.51 ± 0.18

3.75 ± 0.36

.03

4.83 ± 0.43

3.70 ± 0.53

.09

4.34 ± 0.20

3.88 ± 0.46

.01

16. Independence, doing for yourself

*5.72 ± 0.15

*4.92 ± 0.30

.04

5.99 ± 0.39

5.10 ± 0.48

.06

5.64 ± 0.16

4.88 ± 0.38

.03

  1. ×Partial eta squared values: Small = .01; Medium = .09; Large = .25
  2. * = p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01
  3. aThe maximum total score is 112. b Individual items are scored on a 7-point scale