Not hospitalized > 48 h | Hospitalization > 48 h (within last 2 years) | |||||||||
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N | N | Mean | 95% CI | N | Mean | 95% CI | T-valuea | |||
Overall QoL and Health | l.b. | u.b | l.b. | u.b | ||||||
General QoL | 586 | 555 | 3.71 | 3.64 | 3.77 | 31 | 3.13 | 2.77 | 3.49 | 3.97**** |
General Health | 586 | 555 | 3.58 | 3.50 | 3.66 | 31 | 3.03 | 2.69 | 3.38 | 3.16*** |
Domain | ||||||||||
I. Physical health | 574 | 544 | 14.24 | 13.99 | 14.49 | 30 | 12.73 | 11.72 | 13.74 | 2.71** |
II. Psychological health | 568 | 538 | 13.76 | 13.53 | 14.00 | 30 | 12.56 | 11.66 | 13.46 | 2.31* |
III. Level of independence | 560 | 532 | 14.80 | 14.51 | 15.08 | 28 | 11.93 | 10.43 | 13.43 | 4.31**** |
IV. Social relations | 556 | 526 | 13.93 | 13.67 | 14.19 | 30 | 13.43 | 12.48 | 14.38 | 0.87 |
V. Environmental health | 557 | 531 | 14.43 | 14.21 | 14.65 | 26 | 13.21 | 12.15 | 14.27 | 2.36** |
VI. Spirituality/religion and personal beliefs | 570 | 540 | 15.05 | 14.77 | 15.34 | 30 | 14.77 | 13.68 | 15.85 | 0.45 |