Table 5.

Quality of life in patients.

SF-36 Score	Time	Psychological intervention group (n = 42)	Conventional CR group (n = 44)	t	P
Social functioning	Pre-intervention	72.53 ± 7.01	72.55 ± 7.14	0.0142	0.9887
	Post-intervention	85.02 ± 8.81*	79.14 ± 7.44*	3.35	0.0012
Physical functioning	Pre-intervention	71.52 ± 7.02	71.55 ± 6.95	0.0144	0.9885
	Post-intervention	85.02 ± 8.80*	78.14 ± 7.93*	3.8159	0.0003
Mental health	Pre-intervention	69.52 ± 5.89	69.41 ± 5.83	0.0907	0.9280
	Post-intervention	86.02 ± 7.48*	79.52 ± 7.07*	4.1433	0.0001
Bodily pain	Pre-intervention	70.62 ± 6.90	69.41 ± 6.84	0.8162	0.4167
	Post-intervention	85.64 ± 8.93*	80.05 ± 7.95*	3.0738	0.0029
Total Score	Pre-intervention	71.05 ± 6.65	70.73 ± 6.58	0.2246	0.8229
	Post-intervention	85.43 ± 8.45*	79.21 ± 7.54*	3.6048	0.0005

SF-36: The Concise Health Status Assessment Scale.

^*P < 0.05, indicative of statistical significance when compared to the pre-intervention phase within the same group.