Table 3

Mean (m) and standard deviation (SD) for VLQ and the scales total sum (n = 196).

2003

2006

Variables

m (SD) Range

m (SD)

Range


Importance

Family relation

8.4 (2.0)

8.6 (1.6)

Married

9.4 (1.2)

9.3 (1.5)

Parenting

9.5 (1.5)

9.5 (1.4)

Friends/Social life

8.8 (1.2)

8.6 (1.4)

Work

8.0 (1.6)

7.9 (1.6)

Education

7.9 (1.6)

7.8 (1.5)

Leisure

7.9 (1.6)

8.0 (1.6)

Psychological well-being

8.8 (1.5)

8.7 (1.4)

Physical self-care

8.8 (1.4)

8.7 (1.4)

Sum

77.4 (7.6)

52-90

77.1 (7.3)

46-90

Consistency

Family relation

Married

7.0 (2.7)

7.3 (2.6)

7.4 (2.2)

7.4 (2.6)

Parenting

8.0 (2.2)

8.4 (1.9)

Friends/Social life

6.8 (2.3)

6.7 (2.9)

Work

7.9 (1.9)

7.6 (2.0)

Education

5.7 (2.7)

5.7 (2.6)

Leisure

6.3 (2.7)

6.2 (2.5)

Psychological well-being

6.5 (2.5)

6.5 (2.5)

Physical self-care

6.9 (2.5)

7.0 (2.3)

Sum

62.2 (12.8)

22 - 90

62.6 (11.8)

17-88


The scale runs from 1 (no importance/consistency) to 10 (great importance/consistency); Bold figures = p < 0.05.

Nilsson et al. BMC Nursing 2011 10:17   doi:10.1186/1472-6955-10-17

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