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Table 5 Problems and complaints

From: Pain and symptoms of depression: international comparative study on selected factors affecting the quality of life of elderly people residing in institutions in Europe

 

Total

Poland

France

Germany

Test result p < 0.05

mean values

percentage

mean values

percentage

mean values

percentage

mean values

percentage

Number of patients

570

100

190

33.33

190

33.33

190

33.33

 

Constipation, diarrhoea

412

72.28

132

69.47

139

73.16

141

74.21

0.323

Back pain

339

59.47

118

62.11

102

53.68

119

62.63

0.096

Dizziness

325

57.01

122

64.21

102

53.68

101

53.15

0.037a

Feeling of heavy legs

307

53.85

107

56.32

103

54.21

97

51.05

0.680

Arthralgia

291

51.05

106

55.79

83

43.68

102

53.68

0.018a

Feeling of sadness and mood depression

171

30.00

84

44.21

30

15.79

57

30.01

0.000a

Sleep disturbances

196

34.38

56

29.47

48

25.26

92

48.42

0.264

Continuous feeling of tiredness

159

27.89

69

36.32

37

19.47

53

27.90

0.014a

Concentration difficulties

252

44.21

88

46.32

80

42.11

84

44.22

0.293

Slowness/agitation

209

36.66

82

43.16

48

25.26

79

41.57

0.445

Appetite disturbances

169

29.64

22

11.58

91

47.89

56

29.47

0.000a

Degree of difficulty in everyday functioning

a) no difficulty

27

4.73

18

9.47

0

0

9

4.73

 

b) medium

338

59.29

92

48.42

133

70.00

113

59.47

0.398

c) high

205

35.96

80

42.11

57

30.00

68

35.78

 

General subjective health assessment:

a) good

151

26.48

48

25.26

53

27.89

50

26.31

 

b) medium

166

29.12

66

34.74

45

23.68

55

28.94

0.462

c) bad

253

44.38

76

40.00

92

48.42

85

44.73

Subjective physical pain:

a) no pain

95

16.66

32

16.84

27

14.21

36

18.94

 

b) medium

336

62.98

107

56.32

122

64.22

135

71.04

0.007a

c) strong

111

19.46

51

26.84

41

21.58

19

9.99

  1. aStatistically significant values