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Table 3 Distribution of Powers and Ferrans QLI domain scores by site

From: The association of quality of life with potentially remediable disruptions of circadian sleep/activity rhythms in patients with advanced lung cancer

Domain

Study Population (mean ± se)

General Populationb [mean (SD)]

 

All Patients

Inpatients

Outpatients

 

Health & Functioninga

16.23 ± 0.72*

15.13 ± 1.14

17.55 ± 0.0.73

23.19 (4.47)*

Social/Economica

21.15 ± 0.46

21.21 ± 0.58

21.08 ± 0.74

21.83 (4.11)

Psychological/Spirituala

21.57 ± 0.71

21.04 ± 0.88

22.21 ± 1.16

22.95 (5.21)

Familya

23.22 ± 0.60

24.50 ± 0.75

21.68 ± 0.89

25.60 (4.49)

Overall Quality of Lifea

19.61 ± 0.48

19.28 ± 0.69

20.02 ± 0.66

23.00 (4.04)

  1. a Higher scores indicate greater satisfaction with life. bPowers and Ferrans QLI General Population is taken from a database of 339 randomly selected subjects ages 18 and above (C. Ferrans, Feb 2009). *Study Population scores are markedly lower than General Population scores.