Table 2 Descriptive statistics of applied rating scales

GDS total score

4.72 (4.31)^a

2.69 (2.82)^a,b

3.81 (3.56)^b

< 0.001

 Sensory

10.10 (2.92)^a

10.23 (3.22)^b

11.17 (2.77)^a,b

< 0.001

 Autonomy

13.36 (3.03)^a,b

14.69 (2.60)^a

14.04 (3.09)^b

< 0.001

 Activities

12.19 (3.10)

14.39 (2.57)

13.69 (3.08)

< 0.001

 Participation

11.91 (2.96)

14.24 (2.76)

13.60 (3.44)

< 0.001

 Death

11.15 (5.04)^a,b

9.39 (4.50)^a

8.68 (3.82)^b

< 0.001

 Intimacy

11.36 (4.20)^a,b

13.74 (3.51)^a

13.09 (5.13)^b

< 0.001

Total

70.07 (11.16)^a,b

76.69 (9.68)^a

74.27 (11.36)^b

< 0.001

DJGLS-6 total

6.22 (3.11)^a,b

4.58 (2.02)^a

5.25 (2.49)^b

< 0.001

BRCS total

14.12 (2.98)

14.54 (2.95)^a

15.02 (3.22)^a

< 0.001

PWI total

62.52 (14.65)

78.52 (15.09)

72.14 (17.09)

< 0.001

 Spouse/partner

3.10 (3.58)

2.94 (3.48)

3.20 (3.52)

0.503

 Children

3.19 (3.38)^a,b

5.27 (2.85)^a

4.50 (3.25)^b

< 0.001

 Relatives

1.82 (3.01)^a

2.27 (2.77)^a,b

3.06 (3.40)^b

< 0.001

 Friends

2.51 (3.30)^a,b

0.85 (2.08)^a

1.24 (2.53)^b

< 0.001