Table 2 Frequency responses for items of the WHOQOL-BREF
Items/domains | Description | n | Mean (SD) | Floor effect (%) | Ceiling effect (%) | Scale pointsa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||
General facet | ||||||||||
Overall QoL | 150 | 5.9 (1.8) | 4 (2.7) | 3 (2.0) | 3.3 | 14.4 | 24.2 | 44.4 | 12.4 | |
General Health | 21.6 | 35.9 | 26.1 | 13.1 | 2.6 | |||||
Physical Health | ||||||||||
3 | Pain | 153 | 12.9 (3.1) | 1 (0.7) | 1 (0.7) | 28.1 | 28.8 | 19.0 | 20.3 | 3.3 |
4 | Medication | 11.8 | 26.8 | 25.5 | 24.8 | 10.5 | ||||
10 | Energy | 3.9 | 19.6 | 35.9 | 25.5 | 14.4 | ||||
15 | Sleep | 8.5 | 23.5 | 26.1 | 26.1 | 15.0 | ||||
16 | Activities | 7.8 | 34.6 | 24.8 | 26.8 | 5.9 | ||||
17 | Work | 12.4 | 39.2 | 21.6 | 20.3 | 6.5 | ||||
25 | Mobility | 4.6 | 11.8 | 13.1 | 35.3 | 35.3 | ||||
Psychological Health | ||||||||||
5 | Positive feelings | 153 | 14.4 (2.5) | 0 (0.0) | 2 (1.3) | 3.9 | 7.8 | 39.2 | 41.2 | 7.8 |
6 | Spirituality | 2.6 | 5.2 | 32.7 | 43.8 | 15.0 | ||||
7 | Cognitions | 4.6 | 9.8 | 44.4 | 22.2 | 19.0 | ||||
11 | Body image | 0.7 | 4.6 | 28.1 | 26.1 | 39.9 | ||||
18 | Self esteem | 0.7 | 9.8 | 30.7 | 43.8 | 13.7 | ||||
26 | Negative feelings | 14.4 | 32.7 | 43.1 | 9.8 | 0.0 | ||||
Social Relationships | ||||||||||
19 | Personal relations | 153 | 16.2 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) | 20 (13.1) | 0.7 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 40.5 | 50.3 |
20 | Sex | 5.9 | 13.7 | 36.6 | 24.8 | 16.3 | ||||
21 | Social support | 0.7 | 1.3 | 9.2 | 34.0 | 54.9 | ||||
Environment | ||||||||||
8 | Safety & security | 153 | 15.9 (2.3) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0.7 | 3.9 | 26.8 | 32.0 | 36.6 |
9 | Physical environment | 0.7 | 2.0 | 26.8 | 35.3 | 34.0 | ||||
12 | Finance | 2.0 | 6.5 | 37.3 | 21.6 | 32.0 | ||||
13 | Information | 0.0 | 0.7 | 36.6 | 37.3 | 24.8 | ||||
14 | Leisure | 3.9 | 13.1 | 24.2 | 35.3 | 23.5 | ||||
22 | Home environment | 2.6 | 5.2 | 12.4 | 39.9 | 39.9 | ||||
23 | Health/social care | 1.3 | 2.0 | 15.7 | 49.0 | 32.0 | ||||
24 | Transport | 1.3 | 2.0 | 9.2 | 43.8 | 43.8 | ||||