Results reveal a lower mean for the Rampton sample, indicating higher dissatisfaction with life at the hospital, compared with patients at the Elwyn campus. Relevant factors are concerned with socialisation and hobbies. The maximum score for loneliness is 58. The higher the score the more lonely the patient. The Rampton sample appear to be significantly lonelier than Elwyn patients.
Life satisfaction is concerned with everyday life.
The higher the score the more satisfied patients are with issues which influence their life, such as residence, job, clinical team, friends and family. The maximum score is 11. Results of the comparison show apparently lower levels of life satisfaction in the Rampton sample. In reviewing over 1,000 publications, Cummins examined quality of life criteria common to all studies and concluded that standards for quality of life measures could be interpreted and applied to a number of populations and cultures across the world. Results from 36 studies showed that despite the use of very different methodologies, the results were similar.