Mean (SD) 35 item short form health survey (SF-36) scores at baseline and final assessment and mean changes in scores between baseline and final assessment in control and intervention groups
| SF-36 domain | Group Control n=49 Intervention n=49 | Mean (SD) score | Mean change in score | p Value4-150 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Final | ||||||||
| Physical function | Control | 31.1 (24) | 24.3 (25) | –6.8 | 0.005 | ||||
| Intervention | 36.7 (26) | 38.0 (27) | 1.3 | ||||||
| Physical role limitation | Control | 23.5 (37) | 11.2 (28) | –21.3 | 0.003 | ||||
| Intervention | 14.8 (31) | 22.2 (37) | 7.4 | ||||||
| Emotional role limitation | Control | 32.6 (42) | 22.4 (36) | –10.2 | 0.000 | ||||
| Intervention | 36.0 (46) | 61.9 (46) | 25.9 | ||||||
| Social functioning | Control | 45.5 (31) | 32.3 (27) | –13.2 | 0.000 | ||||
| Intervention | 46.7 (31) | 54.2 (30) | 7.5 | ||||||
| Mental health | Control | 60.2 (23) | 47.5 (23) | –12.7 | 0.000 | ||||
| Intervention | 56.7 (24) | 68.7 (20) | 12.0 | ||||||
| Energy and vitality | Control | 34.4 (23) | 21.5 (21) | –12.9 | 0.000 | ||||
| Intervention | 29.4 (23) | 36.5 (21) | 7.1 | ||||||
| Pain | Control | 48.0 (27) | 38.0 (25) | –10.0 | 0.000 | ||||
| Intervention | 48.4 (27) | 54.0 (26) | 5.6 | ||||||
| General health perception | Control | 37.1 (24) | 33.1 (22) | –4.0 | 0.000 | ||||
| Intervention | 34.2 (19) | 43.7 (20) | 9.5 | ||||||
↵4-150 The p value was based on the probability of a difference occurring by chance in the change in mean scores from baseline to final assessment between the intervention and control groups.