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Table 2 Factors associated with SF36 scores: univariate analyses

From: Quality of life among caregivers of patients with schizophrenia: a cross-cultural comparison of Chilean and French families

 

PFM (SD)§ or R#

SF

RPP

REP

MH

VIT

BP

GH

PCS

MCS

1. Caregiver

           

Relationship

Mother

73.1(24.8)*

57.3(23.7)**

48.5(40.1)*

42.9(39.5)*

47.5(18.9)**

42.4(19.2)**

53.4(24.7)*

52.5(20.6)*

45.2(9.9)*

35.6(10.2)*

 

Other

82.1(21.5)

70.1(21.7)

65.8(38.1)

55.3(42.5)

56.1(18.9)

51.0(19.3)

62.3(23.0)

58.7(20.5)

48.5(9.4)

40.2(10.9)

Age

−0.22**

−0.05

−0.13*

−0.06

0.04

−0.02

−0.15*

−0.15*

−0.23**

0.05

Living situation

with

74.5(24.8)

60.0(24.6)

50.3(40.5)*

44.2(41.0)

48.7(19.2)*

43.6(19.1)*

55.6(25.3)

53.8(21.3)

45.8(10.1)

36.3(10.4)*

 

without

79.9(21.7)

65.5(22.1)

63.5(38.8)

54.0(39.8)

54.0(19.5)

48.9(20.3)

58.3(23.0)

56.5(19.1)

47.5(9.1)

39.2(11.0)

Employment status

Yes

82.9(19.2)**

65.0(23.0)

62.2(37.7)*

53.1(40.5)

50.3(18.0)

47.1(18.4)

62.8(23.3)**

60.0(19.1)**

49.6(8.4)**

37.4 (10.5)

 

No

71.9(25.8)

59.4(24.1)

49.4(41.1)

43.3(40.7)

50.4(20.1)

44.2(20.3)

52.4(24.3)

51.3(21.0)

44.3(10.1)

37.0(10.8)

2. Individual with schizophrenia

          

Gender

Male

77.0(23.1)

60.9(23.3)

51.8(40.8)

44.4(41.5)

49.0(19.1)

44.7(19.3)

56.7(24.3)

54.0(19.6)

46.6(9.5)

36.3(10.6)

 

Female

74.0(26.1)

62.9(24.8)

58.9(38.8)

51.8(39.1)

52.8(19.5)

46.2(20.1)

55.2(24.7)

55.5(22.7)

45.6(10.6)

38.9(10.5)

Age

−0.21**

−0.05

−0.12

−0.08

−0.07

−0.07

−0.22**

−0.18*

−0.23**

0.02

3. Country

Chile

63.4(24.9)**

55.8(22.7)

45.1(40.4)

43.1(38.9)

44.5(22.0)*

38.4(17.7)*

51.0(20.3)

49.4(13.4)*

42.8(8.2)*

35.5(11.4)

 

France

78.2(23.4)

62.5(23.9)

55.9(40.1)

47.7(41.2)

51.4(18.7)

46.4(19.7)

57.2(25.0)

55.4(21.6)

46.9(9.1)

37.4(10.5)

  1. SF-36—PF: Physical Functioning; SF: Social Functioning; RPP: Role—Physical Problems; REP: Role—Emotional Problems; MH: Mental Health; VIT: Vitality; BP: Bodily Pain; GH: General Health; PCS: Physical Composite Score; MCS: Mental Composite Score.
  2. § M+/−SD: mean +/− standard deviation; # R : Spearman’s correlation coefficient;* p ≤ 0.05; ** p ≤ 0.01.