An Assessment of Health Related Quality of Life in a Male Prison Population in Greece Associations with Health Related Characteristics and Characteristics of Detention
Table 4
Multivariate linear regression models on HRQoL using the EQ-5D and the SF-36 instruments.
Characteristic
Outcomes
EQ-5D tariff**
SF-36 summary physical score***
SF-36 summary mental score****
Coefficient
Standard error
value
Coefficient
Standard error
value
Coefficient
Standard error
value
Age group
Age 31–40 years versus age 21–30 years*
0.085
0.073
0.246
1.109
2.030
0.586
−2.422
3.127
0.441
Age 41–50 years versus age 21–30 years*
0.102
0.093
0.275
−1.908
2.596
0.464
4.581
3.999
0.255
Age > 51 years versus age 21–30 years*
−0.058
0.116
0.619
−8.219
3.254
0.013
−9.351
5.012
0.066
Ethnicity
Non-Greek versus Greek*
0.046
0.075
0.544
0.289
2.094
0.891
−1.601
3.226
0.620
Marital status
Married versus never married, divorced, separated, or widowed*
−0.072
0.066
0.278
−2.117
1.854
0.257
1.955
2.856
0.496
Educational Level
High school or lyceum or higher education versus no schooling or primary school*
−0.098
0.058
0.088
−0.002
1.595
0.999
0.124
2.457
0.960
Work in prison
Working while being in prison versus not working while being in prison*
0.111
0.066
0.096
1.601
1.837
0.386
1.683
2.829
0.553
Visits in prison
Having visitors while being in prison versus not having visitors while being in prison*
0.039
0.058
0.502
−0.485
1.612
0.764
−0.646
2.483
0.795
Previous imprisonment
Having had a previous imprisonment versus having had no previous imprisonment*
0.003
0.073
0.966
2.539
2.044
0.218
−1.298
3.148
0.681
Release on temporary license (ROTL)
Allowed release on temporary license versus not allowed release on temporary license*
0.232
0.107
0.033
3.257
2.992
0.279
8.002
4.608
0.086
Psychiatric medication
Taking psychiatric medication versus not taking psychiatric medication*
