The Contribution of a “Supportive Community” Program for Older Persons in Israel to Their Offspring Who Are Primary Caregivers

Table 3

Differences in quality of life between offspring of supportive community members () and nonmembers ().

Variable	Factor	Group (offspring of parents of supportive community)	Mean	SD
Total quality of life		Members	3.84	.450	1.18
		Nonmembers	3.74	.461
Quality of life	Physical health	Members	3.86	.557	.60
		Nonmembers	3.80	.536
Quality of life	Psychological health	Members	4.00	.472	2.48
		Nonmembers	3.78	.487
Quality of life	Social relationships	Members	3.71	.765	.48
		Nonmembers	3.65	.627
Quality of life	Environment	Members	3.72	.478
		Nonmembers	3.73	.642
Emotions	Positive emotions	Members	2.52	.691	−1.07
		Nonmembers	2.66	.704
Emotions	Negative emotions	Members	2.07	.771	−2.67
		Nonmembers	2.45	.786

< .05; < .01.