Research Article
Using the Satisfaction with Life Scale in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Validation Study in Different European Countries
Table 1
SWLS scores, age, and other health variables by centre.
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| Barcelona
| Prague
| Sicily
| Tilburg
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| | SWLS: mean (SD) | 21.1 (6.1) | 21.3 (6.2) | 18.5 (7.1) | 21.2 (7.0) | 21.8 (7.5) | 1.469, 0.211 | | Age years: mean (SD) | 67.1 (8.5) | 68.8 (9.9) | 61.6 (8.8) | 64.6 (10.7) | 66.7 (10.2) | 3.414, 0.009 | | Male: (%) | 63 (51.2) | 34 (52.3) | 21 (65.6) | 18 (69.2) | 60 (57.7) | 4.672, 0.323 | | Married: (%) | 90 (73.2) | 48 (73.8) | 28 (90.3) | 24 (93.2) | 86 (84.3) | 10.608, 0.031 | | College and university education: (%) | 53 (43.1) | 16 (24.6) | 16 (50.0) | 4 (15.4) | 39 (37.5) | 13.816, 0.008 | | Overall QOL1: mean (SD) | 3.5 (0.9) | 3.3 (0.8) | 3.4 (0.6) | 2.9 (1.0) | 3.3 (0.9) | 3.220, 0.013 | | Satisfaction with health2: mean (SD) | 2.9 (1.0) | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.2 (0.8) | 2.8 (1.0) | 2.7 (0.9) | 3.047, 0.018 | | Ill health/unhealthy: (%) | 53 (43.4) | 52 (80.0) | 17 (53.1) | 23 (88.5) | 54 (52.4) | 34.606, <0.001 | | Disabled: (%) | 108 (87.8) | 44 (67.7) | 31 (97.0) | 27 (90.0) | 95 (93.1) | 24.020, <0.001 |
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Overall QoL (q1). “How would you rate your QoL?.”
Satisfaction with health (q2). “How satisfied are you with your health?.”
df: degrees of freedom.
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