Pre-event quality of life and its influence on the post-event quality of life among patients with ST elevation and non-ST elevation myocardial infarctions of a premier province of Sri Lanka

Table 6 Comparison of pre-event QOL versus post-event QOL and the influence of pre-event QOL on post-discharge QOL adjusted to severity among patients with STEMI

	Pre-QOL	Post QOL	Significance of Difference	Beta coefficient	Significance	R Square
General-health	55.84	55.99	p = 0.653	0.625	p < 0.001**	0.623
Physical- functioning	73.21	59.14	p < 0.001**	0.335	p = 0.002*	0.212
Pain	78.61	68.89	p = 0.004*	0.169	p = 0.175	0.071
Role-limitation-physical	68.49	31.25	p < 0.001**	0.050	p = 0.733	0.005
Role-limitation-emotional	73.97	39.10	p = 0.001**	0.042	p = 0.773	0.004
Vitality	60.89	57.26	p = 0.012*	0.465	p < 0.001**	0.339
Social-functioning	79.28	21.97	p = 0.002*	0.297	p = 0.020*	0.123
Emotional Wellbeing	65.30	59.32	p < 0.001**	0.566	p < 0.001**	0.388

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