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Table 3 Clinical and sociodemographic factors and psychological stress by domains of quality of life

From: The association of psychological stress and health related quality of life among patients with stroke and hypertension in Gaza Strip

 

Domains of quality of lifed

Characteristics

Physical Mean (SD)

Psychological Mean (SD)

Social Mean (SD)

Environmental Mean (SD)

Global Mean (SD)

Diagnosis

     

   Stroke

41.26 (15.49)***

40.47 (15.31)***

51.04 (17.37)***

46.04 (17.41)***

45.2 (23.14)***

   Non-stroke

67.45 (15.69)

64.76 (17.19)

71.25 (15.03)

61.71 (15.26)

65.46 (18.58)

Gender

     

   Male

61.99 (19.38)***

61.09 (19.97)***

68.15 (17.98)***

60.35 (17.86)***

62.36 (21.51)***

   Female

55.25 (19.95)

51.9 (19.28)

60.59 (18.25)

52.33 (16.41)

54.78 (22.60)

Education a

     

   Low

54.84 (19.31)***

53.24 (18.50)***

61.87 (17.66)***

52.59 (16.18)***

55.45 (21.83)***

   High

68.93 (17.83)

65.59 (21.56)

71.42 (18.85)

66.63 (17.25)

67.20 (21.49)

Income b

     

   Low

54.46 (18.45)***

51.15 (19.01)***

61.41 (17.61)***

51.20 (16.43)***

54.78 (22.02)***

   High

62.15 (20.42)

61.05 (19.98)

66.98 (18.82)

60.69 (17.43)

61.83 (22.14)

Psychological stress c

-0.339 ***

-0.247 ***

-0.231 ***

-0.245 ***

-0.284 ***

  1. p-value of Mann-Whitney-U-test: * not significant; ** p < 0.05; *** p < 0.01;
  2. a Level of education (highest degree) was classified into two groups: low level = 'no education' or 'primary school' or 'preparatory school'. high level = 'secondary school' or 'University degree';
  3. b Level of income per month: low level = income < 200 U.S. $ per month; high level = income of >200 U.S. $ per month;
  4. c Spearman's correlation coefficient of the continuous variables stress and domains of QOL; p-value of correlation coefficient: * not significant; ** p < 0.05;
  5. d range of scale of domains of QOL: 0 = poorest QOL; 100 = best QOL;
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Annals of General Psychiatry

ISSN: 1744-859X