Preferred health behaviors and quality of life of the elderly people in Poland

Figures & data

Table 1 The relationships between considering old age and selected psychometric scales in the opinion of PNH residents and UTA members

Group	Have you thought about old age?	n	M	SD	Min	Q1	Me	Q3	Max	P-value
PNH	SLWS
	Yes	110	18.1	6.2	5.0	14.0	19.0	22.0	34.0	0.418
	No	70	17.5	6.4	5.0	12.0	18.0	21.0	35.0
	It’s hard to say	20	19.3	3.0	15.0	18.0	19.5	20.8	26.0
	HBI_positive mental attitude
	Yes	110	3.9	0.8	2.0	3.3	3.8	4.3	5.0	0.956
	No	70	3.9	0.8	1.2	3.3	3.8	4.5	5.0
	It’s hard to say	20	3.9	0.7	2.7	3.3	4.0	4.5	4.8
	SSS_family
	Yes	110	40.8	11.7	25.0	32.0	38.0	45.3	64.0	0.868
	No	70	41.0	11.7	22.0	32.0	38.0	46.3	64.0
	It’s hard to say	20	41.9	13.0	21.0	34.0	38.0	46.5	64.0
	SSS_others
	Yes	110	44.5	11.7	28.0	36.8	42.0	52.0	64.0	0.267
	No	70	47.5	12.7	24.0	37.0	46.0	64.0	64.0
	It’s hard to say	20	43.8	11.0	29.0	35.8	42.5	45.5	64.0
	GSES
	Yes	110	30.5	7.1	10.0	26.0	30.0	37.0	40.0	0.259
	No	70	31.9	7.2	10.0	27.8	33.0	39.0	40.0
	It’s hard to say	20	30.2	5.3	20.0	25.5	30.0	34.5	40.0
UTA	SLWS
	Yes	126	17.6	5.1	5.0	14.8	18.0	20.3	31.0	0.061
	No	43	15.7	5.9	5.0	11.0	15.0	19.0	35.0
	It’s hard to say	31	16.8	4.5	9.0	14.0	17.0	20.0	26.0
	HBI_positive mental attitude
	Yes	126	3.7	0.7	1.8	3.3	3.8	4.2	5.0	0.346
	No	43	3.8	0.6	2.5	3.3	3.8	4.3	5.0
	It’s hard to say	31	3.6	0.6	2.2	3.2	3.5	4.0	5.0
	SSS_family
	Yes	126	41.4	10.0	23.0	35.0	39.0	46.3	64.0	0.018
	No	43	38.1	8.8	22.0	31.0	36.0	41.0	64.0
	It’s hard to say	31	37.3	8.5	24.0	33.0	35.0	41.0	64.0
	SSS_others
	Yes	126	50.7	11.9	26.0	40.8	49.0	64.0	64.0	0.077
	No	43	46.8	12.5	22.0	38.0	42.0	64.0	64.0
	It’s hard to say	31	46.9	11.5	30.0	37.0	44.0	64.0	64.0
	GSES
	Yes	126	29.2	5.2	10.0	26.0	30.0	32.0	40.0	0.002
	No	43	32.3	3.7	24.0	30.0	32.0	35.0	40.0
	It’s hard to say	31	29.5	6.9	10.0	27.0	30.0	32.0	40.0

Note: P<0.05 in bold.

Abbreviations: PNH, public nursing homes; UTA, university of the third age; SWLS, Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale; HBI, Health Behavior Inventory; SSS, Social Support Scale; GSES, General Self-efficacy Scale; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, maximum; Q₁, lower quartile; Me, median; Q₃, upper quartile.

Table 2 Relationships between care received in a PNH and SWLS and GSES

How do you assess the care provided by the PNH?	n	M	SD	Min	Q1	Me	Q3	Max	P-value
SLWS
Very good	79	16.3	6.4	5.0	12.0	16.0	21.0	34.0	0.010
Good	99	18.8	5.0	9.0	15.0	19.0	22.0	34.0
Not so good	16	18.8	7.0	5.0	16.0	20.0	22.8	33.0
Bad	6	25.0	7.6	18.0	18.8	22.0	34.3	35.0
GSES
Very good	79	32.9	6.7	11.0	29.0	35.0	40.0	40.0	0.014
Good	99	30.1	6.2	11.0	26.0	30.0	35.0	40.0
Not so good	16	29.2	7.9	17.0	23.3	27.5	38.5	40.0
Bad	6	24.7	13.4	10.0	10.0	25.0	38.5	40.0

Note: P<0.05 in bold.

Abbreviations: PNH, public nursing homes; SWLS, Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale; GSES, General Self-efficacy Scale; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, maximum; Q₁, lower quartile; Me, median; Q₃, upper quartile.

Table 3 Relationships between support provided by a UTA and the SWLS and GSES

How do you assess the support provided by the UTA?	n	M	SD	Min	Q1	Me	Q3	Max	P-value
SLWS
Very good	58	15.6	5.9	5.0	11.0	16.0	19.0	35.0	0.028
Good	128	17.5	4.6	5.0	14.0	17.5	20.0	31.0
Not so good	14	19.4	6.5	9.0	15.8	17.0	25.3	30.0
Bad	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
GSES
Very good	58	31.8	4.0	23.0	29.0	31.0	34.3	40.0	0.008
Good	128	29.2	5.6	10.0	27.0	30.0	32.0	40.0
Not so good	14	29.2	6.3	20.0	22.8	29.0	35.5	40.0
Bad	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Note: P<0.05 in italic and P<0.01 in bold.

Abbreviations: UTA, Universities of the Third Age; SWLS, Standardized Satisfaction with Life Scale; GSES, General Self-efficacy Scale; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; Min, minimum; Max, maximum; Q₁, lower quartile; Me, median; Q₃, upper quartile.