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Table 3 Performance of the study group on SF-36 sub-scale compared to the control group

From: Health-related quality of life of mothers of children with congenital heart disease in a sub-Saharan setting: cross-sectional comparative study

 

SF-36 sub-scale

Study group (Mean ± SD)

Control group (Mean ± SD)

p value

1

General health perception

66.0 ± 26.2

79.2 ± 10.9

< .001

2

Physical functioning

83.9 ± 22.8

90.7 ± 10.9

.002

3

Role physical

74.3 ± 53.7

85.4 ± 22.7

.028

4

Role emotional

55.5 ± 42.8

85.5 ± 24.3

< .001

5

Social functioning

65.0 ± 29.5

79.5 ± 15.9

< .001

6

Bodily pain

63.5 ± 26.5

77.0 ± 13.2

< .001

7

Vitality

60.6 ± 25.7

78.5 ± 11.2

< .001

8

Mental health

52.7 ± 19.1

78.6 ± 11.6

< .001