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Table 4 Health-related quality of life

From: Work capacity and health-related quality of life among individuals with multiple sclerosis reduced by fatigue: a cross-sectional study

 

Capacity to work

Non capacity to work

P-value

Health-related Quality of life (SF-36)

 - Physical functioning, mean (SD)

75.5 (22.0)

41.7 (26.4)

 < 0.001

 - Role functioning, mean (SD)

55.0 (39.5)

25.8 (36.3)

 < 0.001

 - Body pain, mean (SD)

71.1 (27.2)

53.4 (29.7)

 < 0.001

 - General health, mean (SD)

56.8 (22.3)

42.7 (18.9)

 < 0.001

 - Vitality, mean (SD)

50.9 (22.5)

38.6 (23.5)

 < 0.001

 - Social functioning, mean (SD)

71.2 (25.5)

59.3 (26.3)

 < 0.001

 - Role emotional, mean (SD)

72.0 (37.9)

57.0 (45.7)

 0.005

 - Mental health, mean (SD)

73.1 (20.3)

64.7 (20.6)

 0.002

  1. Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) (SF-36) in relation to capacity to work (full or part-time) or non capacity to work.
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BMC Public Health

ISSN: 1471-2458

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