Table 2

Means and standard deviations for the quality of life according to, general, emotional and physical dimensions

Dimensions (items range from 0 to 5)Mean ± SD
General dimension
1. Causing swelling in your ankles or legs?3.09 ± 1.20
8. Making your working to earn a living difficult?3.47 ± 1.34
9. Making your recreational pastimes, sports or hobbies difficult?3.55 ± 1.04
10. Making your sexual activities difficult?2.82 ± 1.29
11. Making you eat less of the foods you like?2.75 ± 1.12
14. Making you stay in a hospital?3.27 ± 1.30
15. Costing you money for medical care?0.00 ± 0.00
16. Giving you side effects from treatments?2.41 ± 1.38
Emotional dimension
17. Making you feel you are a burden to your family or friends?3.20 ± 1.35
18. Making you feel a loss of self-control in your life?3.39 ± 1.32
19. Making you worry?3.43 ± 1.32
20. Making it difficult for you to concentrate or remember things?3.05 ± 1.33
21. Making you feel depressed?3.07 ± 1.34
Physical dimension
2. Making you sit or lie down to rest during the day?3.41 ± 1.24
3. Making your walking about or climbing stairs difficult?3.54 ± 1.18
4. Making your working around the house or yard difficult?3.58 ± 1.12
5. Making your going places away from home difficult?3.61 ± 1.16
6. Making your sleeping well at night difficult?3.35 ± 1.13
7. Making your relating to or doing things with your friends or family difficult?3.34 ± 1.27
12. Making you short of breath?3.50 ± 1.12
13. Making you tired, fatigued or low on energy?3.48 ± 1.24

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