Health Status, Self-esteem and Participation: A Comparison Between Young Adults with Mobility Disability and Those Without Disability in a Nigerian Community

Table 1.

GroupVariableFocusControlTotal% of nGender Male22224448.9 Female21254651.1Occupation Schooling29316066.7 Artisan8088.9 Civil service681415.6 Self-employed1566.7 Trading1122.2Educational level None8088.9 Primary27113842.2 Secondary3033.3 Tertiary7344145.6

Table 2.

Mean±SDU-valuepPhysical independence Focus79.04±25.65189.50.00* Control99.82±1.19Cognitive independence Focus62.93±22.11590.000.00* Control78.87±26.40Mobility Focus78.18±19.73531.00.00* Control91.40±15.17Occupation Focus79.53±22.9771.50.72 Control75.40±30.02Social isolation Focus76.82±28.01645.00.00* Control91.82±16.75Economic self-sufficiency Focus46.67±20.37684.00.00* Control59.44±20.15*Statistically significant U at p≤0.05

Table 3.

VariableMean±SDU-valuep-valueSelf-esteem Focus19.56±3.877200.01* Control21.84±4.55Health status: energy Focus27.40±27.788080.07 Control15.55±22.02Health status: pain Focus24.22±21.92423.50.00* Control5.00±11.73Health status: emotional reaction Focus20.55 + 19.49757.50.03* Control16.51 + 25.82Health status: sleep Focus19.11±18.07954.50.61 Control19.11±22.55Health status: social isolation Focus22.33±24.21767.00.03* Control13.78±25.52Health status: physical ability Focus27.78±21.30348.50.00* Control6.57±16.17Health status: affected life areas Focus22.55±22.48626.50.00* Control11.69±24.31*Statistically significant U at p≤0.05

Table 4.

Variablesrho-valuep-valueSelf-esteem0.060.70Energy0.230.13Pain−0.050.75Emotional reaction0.060.70Sleep−0.170.26Social isolation−0.220.14Physical ability−0.260.08Affected life areas−0.370.01**Statistically significant rho at p≤0.05

Table 5.

Variablesrho-valuep-valueSelf-esteem0.3840.00*Energy−0.4590.00*Pain−0.4770.00*Emotional reaction−0.4160.00*Sleep−0.2330.12Social isolation−0.3570.01*Physical ability−0.4790.00*Affected life area−0.3770.01**Statistically significant rho at p≤0.05

Table 6.

Kruskall-Wallis (KW)pOccupation Schooling Artisan9.020.06 Civil servant Self-employed TradingEducational level None Primary Secondary11.220.01* TertiaryAge group (years) 16–20 21–255.480.14 26–30 31–35*Statistically significant KW at p≤0.05

Table 7.

Kruskall-Wallis (KW)pOccupation Schooling Artisan Civil servant Self-employed3.190.36 TradingEducational level None Primary2.040.15 Secondary TertiaryAge group (years) 16–20 21–257.640.05* 26–30 31–35*Statistically significant KW at p≤0.05