Health-related quality of life among postpartum women with preeclampsia, southern Ethiopia: a prospective cohort study

Table 3 WHOQOL-BREF tool for measuring postpartum Health related Quality of life of women with preeclampsia and normotensive at 6 and 12 weeks reported by domain

Domain/facet	6 weeks postpartum women		12 weeks postpartum women		p-value[*]
Domain/facet	Preeclampsia (n = 302)	Normotensive (n = 300)	Preeclampsia (n = 302)	Normotensive (n = 300)
General HRQoL	152 ± 41	162 ± 21	163 ± 22	176 ± 18	p < 0.001
General health condition	141 ± 30	171 ± 18	166 ± 19	177 ± 16	p < 0.001
Physical domain	146 ± 21	167 ± 14	174 ± 14	191 ± 10	p < 0.05
Psychological well-being	150 ± 16	162 ± 12	165 ± 26	173 ± 17	p < 0.001
Social relationships	136 ± 22	150 ± 21	153 ± 23	169 ± 12	p < 0.001
Environmental domain	169 ± 23	177 ± 19	182 ± 17	195 ± 15	p > 0.05
Overall HRQoL	151 ± 17	164 ± 14	167 ± 18	187 ± 14	p < 0.001

* = p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant, HRQoL Health related quality of life, SD Standard deviation

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