Socio-demographics as covariates | Pts' QOL domains affected | F | P |
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A: For patients | Â | Â | Â |
Marital status: married > single | Social relations Spiritual | 16.7 6.8 | 0.001 0.01 |
Occupation: medium/high skill > unemployed | Psychological health 6-domain Spiritual General facet on health & QOL | 3.8 3.8 5.5 | 0.05 0.05 0.02 |
Education: high school/college > illiterate | Environment | 4.9 | 0.03 |
Education of caregiver | Environment | 4.9 | 0.03 |
B. For caregivers of patients | Â | Â | Â |
Marital status of patient | Physical health 6-domain | 5.2 | 0.02 |
Education of patient | Spiritual | 7.3 | 0.008 |
Age of patient | Psychological health 6-domain Spiritual | 6.5 6.6 | 0.01 0.01 |
Education of caregiver | Physical health 6-domain Psychological health 6-domain Independence Environment Spiritual | 7.7 10.5 7.6 29.4 10.9 | 0.006 0.001 0.007 0.001 0.001 |
Marital status of caregiver | Physical health 6-domain Independence Social relations | Â | Â |
Occupation of caregiver | Physical health 6-domain Psychological health 6-domain | Â | Â |
Age of caregiver | Physical health, physical health, independence, social relations, general facet | 6.3 – 30.9 | 0.001 |
Caregiver's sex | Psychological health, social relations, environment, general facet | 5.6 – 15.2 | 0.02 – 0.001 |