Table 3 Differences in QoL between patients with and without stigma
From: Effects of stigma on the quality of life in patients with epilepsy
| Â | Pooled score | PWEs with experience of stigmatization | PWEs without experience of stigmatization | Statistical analysis | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | M1 | SD | M2 | M3 | M1 | SD | M2 | M3 | z | P | |
Overall quality of life | 63.95 ± 15.34 | 57.09 | 13.92 | 56.72 | 110.44 | 70.54 | 13.70 | 70.41 | 187.02 | -7.67 |  < 0.001 |
Social function | 68.52 ± 23.66 | 60.77 | 20.87 | 62.00 | 117.54 | 75.96 | 23.85 | 85.00 | 180.19 | -6.28 |  < 0.001 |
Energy | 62.53 ± 20.63 | 55.48 | 19.38 | 55.00 | 119.02 | 69.31 | 19.54 | 70.00 | 178.78 | -6.01 |  < 0.001 |
Medication effects | 57.31 ± 23.54 | 51.11 | 22.24 | 52.77 | 126.59 | 63.27 | 23.29 | 61.10 | 171.51 | -4.52 |  < 0.001 |
Cognitive | 64.14 ± 22.87 | 58.20 | 21.30 | 58.61 | 127.26 | 69.85 | 22.94 | 68.75 | 170.86 | -4.37 |  < 0.001 |
Emotional | 65.87 ± 20.27 | 58.37 | 19.05 | 60.00 | 116.30 | 73.08 | 18.79 | 72.00 | 181.38 | -6.53 |  < 0.001 |
Seizure worry | 48.66 ± 24.81 | 39.39 | 19.20 | 43.66 | 114.92 | 57.56 | 26.34 | 58.68 | 182.71 | -6.79 |  < 0.001 |
Well-being | 64.85 ± 16.26 | 60.67 | 16.23 | 62.50 | 128.98 | 68.87 | 15.29 | 72.50 | 169.21 | -4.06 |  < 0.001 |