Table 2 Psychological health, self-care, contribution to self-care, and quality of life (N = 200)
Variables | Categories | Patients (n = 100) | Caregivers (n = 100) | t | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M ± SD or n (%) | M ± SD or n (%) | ||||
Psychological health | Total score | 24.16 ± 21.43 | 25.62 ± 26.03 | -0.49 | 0.628 |
|  |  Depression | 8.28 ± 8.08 | 8.14 ± 9.33 | 0.12 | 0.901 |
|  |   Normal | 43 (43%) | 50 (50%) |  |  |
|  |   Mild | 12 (12%) | 3 (3%) |  |  |
|  |   Moderate | 16 (16%) | 18 (18%) |  |  |
|  |   Severe | 4 (4%) | 6 (6%) |  |  |
|  |   Extremely severe | 25 (25%) | 23 (23%) |  |  |
|  |  Anxiety | 6.78 ± 6.78 | 6.68 ± 8.41 | 0.10 | 0.918 |
|  |   Normal | 37 (37%) | 41 (41%) |  |  |
|  |   Mild | 14 (14%) | 16 (16%) |  |  |
|  |   Moderate | 11 (11%) | 11 (11%) |  |  |
|  |   Severe | 9 (9%) | 9 (9%) |  |  |
|  |   Extremely severe | 29 (29%) | 23 (23%) |  |  |
|  |  Stress | 9.10 ± 8.11 | 10.80 ± 9.32 | -1.52 | 0.132 |
|  |   Normal | 47 (47%) | 39 (39%) |  |  |
|  |   Mild | 10 (10%) | 7 (7%) |  |  |
|  |   Moderate | 14 (14%) | 19 (19%) |  |  |
|  |   Severe | 14 (14%) | 16 (16%) |  |  |
|  |   Extremely severe | 15 (15%) | 19 (19%) |  |  |
Self-care†& Contribution to self-care†| Total score | 73.36 ± 14.20 | 75.23 ± 14.31 | -0.93 | 0.353 |
 Maintenance | 74.20 ± 15.89 | 73.17 ± 17.19 | 0.45 | 0.657 | |
 Monitoring | 77.28 ± 20.28 | 82.20 ± 18.29 | -1.79 | 0.076 | |
|  |  Management | 70.23 ± 16.86 | 73.24 ± 15.53 | -1.10 | 0.275 |
Quality of life | Total score | 85.20 ± 16.37 | 89.20 ± 16.04 | -1.99 | 0.049 |
|  |  Physical health | 3.09 ± 0.59 | 3.26 ± 0.60 | -2.23 | 0.028 |
|  |  Psychological health | 3.18 ± 0.77 | 3.29 ± 0.84 | -1.04 | 0.300 |
|  |  Social relationships | 2.95 ± 0.88 | 3.20 ± 0.70 | -2.58 | 0.012 |
|  |  Environment | 3.27 ± 0.67 | 3.37 ± 0.61 | -1.11 | 0.269 |
|  |  Overall quality of life | 3.36 ± 0.93 | 3.45 ± 0.81 | -0.82 | 0.416 |
|  |  General health | 2.99 ± 0.99 | 3.15 ± 0.94 | -1.21 | 0.230 |