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Table 2 Comparisons of OBQ11-T Scores According to Residency

From: Urban versus rural older adults: occupational balance and quality of life comparison

OBQ11-T

Urban

Median (IQR)

Rural

Median (IQR)

p

Item 1 = “Having enough things to do during a regular week”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

 < .001

Item 2 = “Balance between doing things for others/for oneself”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (2.00)

.686

Item 3 = “Time for doing things wanted”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (2.00)

.062

Item 4 = “Balance between work, home, family, leisure, rest, and sleep”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

.065

Item 5 = “Have sufficient time for doing mandatory occupations”

2.00 (0.00)

2.00 (1.00)

 < .001

Item 6 = “Balance between physical, social, mental, and restful occupations”

2.00 (0.00)

2.00 (1.50)

.634

Item 7 = “Satisfaction with how time is spent in everyday life”

2.00 (0.00)

2.00 (1.00)

.150

Item 8 = “Satisfaction with the number of activities during a regular week”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

.467

Item 9 = “Balance between mandatory/voluntary occupations”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

.659

Item 10 = “Balance between energy-giving/energy-taking activities”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

.098

Item 11 = “Satisfaction with time spent in rest, recovery, and sleep”

2.00 (1.00)

2.00 (1.00)

 < .001

  1. OBQ11-T: Turkish Occupational Balance Questionnaire, Mann Whitney U Test was applied for group comparisons