Table 5.
Changes in KOSS, EQ-5D-5L index, and EQ-5D-5L VAS in the experimental and control group.
| ∼ | Intervention |
p-value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| PT + MC (n = 29) | PT (n = 29) | Intra-group (PT + MC/PT) | Inter-group | |
| KSS (Total) | ||||
| 1st visit | 39.27 ± 10.88 | 41.74 ± 8.99 | 0.69/0.615 | 0.29 |
| 12th visit | 39.67 ± 10.34 | 41.20 ± 8.72 | 0.55 | |
| △1st −12th | −0.40 (−2.45 to 1.65) | 0.54 (−1.64 to 2.72) | 0.52 | |
| EQ-5D-5L (index) | ||||
| 1st visit | 0.80 ± 0.10 | 0.79 ± 0.071 | 0.05/0.04* | 0.74 |
| 12th visit | 0.82 ± 0.08 | 0.81 ± 0.05 | 0.73 | |
| △1st −12th | −0.03 (−0.05 to 0) | −0.02 (−0.05 to 0.00) | 0.94 | |
| EQ-5D-5L (VAS) | ||||
| 1st visit | 67.22 ± 15.93 | 60.09 ± 16.55 | 0.09/0.04* | 0.11 |
| 12th visit | 72.41 ± 15.01 | 67.07 ± 17.55 | 0.11 | |
| △1st −12th | −5.19 (−11.24 to 0.86) | −6.98 (−13.46 to −0.51) | 0.68 | |
p-value *<0.05, **<0.01; Values are expressed as mean ± standard deviation (SD) unless otherwise indicated.
PT, physical therapy; MC, massage chair; KOSS, Korean occupational stress scale; EQ-5D-5L, Euro-Quality of Life-5 Dimension; VAS, visual analogue scale.