Table 4 Effects of social distancing on respondents’ HRQOL
From: Functional health and symptoms in Spain before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
|  | No/moderate social distancing (N = 130) | Strong social distancing/quarantine (N = 374) | Comparison (Mann-Whitney U-test) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | d | p-value | |
Physical functioning | 93.0 | 11.0 | 91.9 | 12.8 | −0.09 | 0.327 |
Role functioning | 87.3 | 23.8 | 86.3 | 23.9 | −0.04 | 0.488 |
Emotional functioning | 79.2 | 18.3 | 70.5 | 23.4 | −0.39 | < 0.001* |
Cognitive functioning | 93.3 | 12.4 | 90.1 | 17.1 | −0.20 | 0.125 |
Global quality of life | 72.2 | 19.8 | 67.9 | 17.5 | −0.24 | 0.008* |
Fatigue | 15.6 | 17.6 | 18.9 | 19.6 | 0.17 | 0.090 |
Nausea and vomiting | 4.0 | 10.7 | 3.7 | 10.2 | 0.03 | 0.640 |
Pain | 11.9 | 18.0 | 18.2 | 20.0 | 0.32 | < 0.001* |
Dyspnea | 7.4 | 15.1 | 8.2 | 18.5 | 0.05 | 0.863 |
Sleep disturbances | 20.5 | 25.7 | 29.7 | 29.1 | 0.33 | 0.001* |
Appetite loss | 8.5 | 19.2 | 7.8 | 17.3 | −0.04 | 0.805 |
Constipation | 11.8 | 19.0 | 15.1 | 22.9 | 0.15 | 0.259 |
Diarrhea | 6.7 | 13.4 | 7.7 | 16.9 | 0.06 | 0.979 |