Research Article

Quality of Life and Its Predictors among Patients with Selected Chronic Diseases

Table 2

The quality of life eight domains in relation to chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD), end-stage renal disease (ESRD), and chronic heart failure (CHF).

Quality of life domainsCOPDESRDCHFTotal
M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)M (SD)

Physical functioning39.8 (29.1)62.5 (29.2)53.3 (31.8)52.6 (31.4)
Bodily pain67.1 (29.9)72.1 (29.7)69.4 (24.5)69.7 (28)
Role limitations due to physical health problems29.3 (41.3)41.3 (44.5)38.1 (43.2)36.6 (43.3)
Role limitations due to personal or emotional problems86.3 (33.9)76.9 (40.5)86.9 (31.8)83.2 (35.8)
Emotional well-being79.2 (12.4)88.9 (8.5)86.3 (10.6)85.2 (11.2)
Social functioning73.1 (30.1)82.5 (22.3)84 (18.3)80.3 (24.1)
Energy/fatigue35 (13.9)54.9 (17.1)50 (16.9)47.3 (18.1)
General health perceptions40.1 (17.6)49.9 (17.5)45.9 (19.5)45.6 (18.6)