Table 7 Health-related variables in patients with disease perception Challenge and Interruption
Independent variables | Physical health | Mental health | Anxiety | Depression | Escape from Illness | Fatigue | Life satisfaction | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Challenge: No | Mean | 43.60 | 46.72 | 6.62 | 4.55 | 37.61 | 24.85 | 75.01 |
(scores ≤ 2) | SD | 9.41 | 10.25 | 3.73 | 3.54 | 23.22 | 9.89 | 17.14 |
Challenge: Yes | Mean | 41.94 | 47.30 | 6.84 | 4.37 | 37.05 | 25.77 | 76.28 |
(scores > 2) | SD | 9.96 | 10.06 | 3.62 | 3.34 | 24.47 | 9.40 | 14.65 |
total | Mean | 42.71 | 47.03 | 6.74 | 4.46 | 37.32 | 25.34 | 75.68 |
(scores 0–4) | SD | 9.73 | 10.14 | 3.67 | 3.43 | 23.86 | 9.64 | 15.87 |
F-value | 2.725 | 0.299 | .354 | .257 | 0.054 | 0.868 | 0.609 | |
p-value | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | |
Interruption: No | Mean | 43.79 | 48.60 | 6.35 | 4.06 | 33.80 | 24.45 | 77.47 |
(scores ≤ 2) | SD | 9.45 | 9.81 | 3.54 | 3.39 | 23.08 | 9.26 | 16.17 |
Interruption: Yes | Mean | 40.66 | 44.15 | 7.47 | 5.19 | 43.80 | 27.12 | 72.25 |
(scores > 2) | SD | 9.90 | 10.12 | 3.78 | 3.40 | 23.95 | 9.92 | 14.75 |
total | Mean | 42.66 | 47.00 | 6.75 | 4.46 | 37.33 | 25.39 | 75.63 |
(scores 0–4) | SD | 9.72 | 10.14 | 3.66 | 3.43 | 23.84 | 9.57 | 15.86 |
F-value | 9.071 | 17.161 | 8.276 | 9.759 | 15.954 | 6.888 | 9.648 | |
p-value | 0.003 | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.002 | 0.000 | 0.009 | 0.002 |