Table 3 Total scores for domains and single items included in WHOQOL-Bref and comparisons between the group with disability and the group without disability
From: Quality of life of prosthetic and orthotic users in South India: a cross-sectional study
Group with disability, median (n = 155) | Group with disability, mean (95% CI) (n = 155) | Group without disability, median (n = 122) | Group without disability, mean (95% CI) (n = 122) | P value, Mann–Whitney U | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
General QOL | 16.00 | 14.37 (13.76 to15.00) | 16.00 | 14.75 (14.16 to 15.35) | .464 |
General health | 16.00 | 14.89 (14.29 to 15.49) | 16.00 | 15.51 (14.88 to 16.14) | .164 |
Physical health, total score | 14.29 | 14.29 (13.83 to 14.75) | 16.29 | 16.16 (15.78 to 16.54) | <.001* |
Dependence on medication to function in everyday life | 12.00 | 13.39 (12.72 to 14.06) | 16.00 | 15.64 (14.88 to 16.40) | <.001* |
Pain prevents you from doing what you need to do | 16.00 | 15.33 (14.57 to 16.08) | 20.00 | 17.41 (16.72 to 18.10) | <.001* |
Enough energy for everyday life | 16.00 | 14.50 (13.83 to 15.19) | 16.00 | 15.74 (15.07 to 16.41) | .020* |
Mobility, ability to get around | 12.00 | 13.42 (12.73 to 14.11) | 16.00 | 15.87 (15.19 to 16.55) | <.001* |
Satisfaction with sleep | 16.00 | 15.02 (14.33 to 15.71) | 16.00 | 15.41 (14.72 to 16.10) | .599 |
Satisfaction with ability to perform daily living activities | 16.00 | 15.02 (14.41 to15.63) | 16.00 | 16.49 (15.94 to 17.04) | .001* |
Satisfaction with capacity for work | 16.00 | 15.05 (14.41 to 15.68) | 16,00 | 16.59 (16.01 to 17.16) | .002* |
Psychological, total score | 14.67 | 14.36 (13.94 to 14.79) | 15.33 | 15.09 (14.69 to 15.50) | .017* |
Enjoyment of life | 16.00 | 14.27 (13.57 to 14.97) | 16.00 | 14.43 (13.76 to 15.10) | .960 |
To what extent do you feel your life to be meaningful | 12.00 | 13.70 (12.97 to 14.43) | 16.00 | 15.15 (14.41 to 15.89) | .007* |
Ability to concentrate | 16.00 | 15.51 (14.87 to 16.15) | 16.00 | 15.21 (14.51 to 15.91) | .381 |
Accept of bodily appearance | 16.00 | 13.89 (13.16 to 14.61) | 16.00 | 14.75 (14.00 to 15.51) | .143 |
Satisfied with yourself | 16.00 | 15.85 (15.27 to 16.42) | 16.00 | 16.49 (15.92 to 17.06) | .164 |
Negative feelings, despair, and depression | 16.00 | 13.57 (12.94 to 14.21) | 16.00 | 14.52 (13.83 to 15.22) | .058 |
Social relationships, total score | 16.00 | 14.62 (13.99 to 15.24) | 16.00 | 15.56 (14.98 to 16.13) | .080 |
Satisfied personal relationships | 16.00 | 14.50 (13.68 to 15.33) | 16.00 | 15.77 (14.97 to 16.57) | .060 |
Satisfied with sex life | 16.00 | 14.46 (13.27 to 15.65) | 16.00 | 16.32 (15.52 to 17.12) | .072 |
Satisfied with support from friends | 16.00 | 14.60 (13.82 to 15.37) | 16.00 | 14.68 (13.88 to 15.49) | .925 |
Environment, total score | 13.00 | 12.82 (12.40 to 13.25) | 14.00 | 13.76 (13.33 to 14.19) | .006* |
Safety and security in daily life | 16.00 | 13.78 (13.02 to 14.55) | 16.00 | 15.05 (14.29 to 15.81) | .035* |
Healthy physical environment | 12.00 | 13.11 (12.40 to 13.82) | 12.00 | 13.71 (12.97 to 14.47) | .291 |
Enough money to meet your needs | 8.00 | 9.52 (8.80 to 10.24) | 12.00 | 11.25 (10.43 to 12.06) | .002* |
Availability of information needed in everyday life | 12.00 | 12.16 (11.48 to 12.83) | 12.00 | 13.15 (12.38 to 13.93) | .072 |
Opportunity for leisure activities | 12.00 | 12.52 (11.78 to 13.27) | 12.00 | 11.77 (10.94 to 12.60) | .156 |
Satisfaction with conditions of your living place | 16.00 | 14.37 (13.67 to 15.07) | 16.00 | 15.28 (14.56 to 16.00) | .098 |
Satisfaction with access to health services | 16.00 | 13.68 (12.98 to 14.37) | 16.00 | 14.82 (14.16 to 15.48) | .032* |
Satisfied with transportation | 16.00 | 13.58 (12.78 to 14.38) | 16.00 | 15.08 (14.32 to 15.85) | .016* |