Table 1.
General quality-of-life group differences at baseline versus post-test
| Variable | Control group | Experimental group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline Mean (SD) | Post-test Mean (SD) | Baseline Mean (SD) | Post-test Mean (SD) | |
| General quality-of-life | ||||
| Physical function | 69.0 (21.9) | 69.7 (30.0) | 74.7 (22.6) | 75.9 (22.7) |
| Physical role function | 26.4 (34.3) | 41.9 (42.1) | 38.6 (39.9) | 55.7 (44.6) |
| Bodily pain | 64.0 (27.9) | 72.6 (23.2) | 67.2 (28.5) | 69.1 (29.9) |
| General health | 76.9 (18.2) | 76.8 (18.1) | 72.4 (20.8) | 73.6 (16.6) |
| Vitality | 55.4 (20.1) | 63.2 (18.7) | 62.4 (17.5) | 65.6 (16.4) |
| Social function | 71.1 (25.7) | 70.3 (26.4)* | 73.2 (24.8) | 81.8 (22.8) |
| Emotional role | 80.0 (35.4) | 84.7 (31.0) | 71.4 (39.8) | 72.4 (40.8) |
| Mental health | 80.0 (18.1) | 79.7 (15.3) | 79.2 (17.0) | 80.6 (16.2) |
| Prostate cancer-specific quality-of-life | ||||
| Urinary function | 29.5 (18.9)*** | 43.7 (26.7)* | 49.3 (28.8) | 56.9 (24.4) |
| Urinary bother | 32.1 (31.6) | 53.4 (37.3) | 46.4 (35.9) | 53.6 (31.6) |
| Sexual function | 10.4 (10.5) | 13.1 (10.7) | 13.3 (18.6) | 17.0 (20.6) |
| Sexual bother | 41.4 (42.0) | 38.5 (40.4) | 42.9 (39.1) | 38.6 (40.4) |
| Bowel function | 70.2 (20.3)* | 82.1 (20.1) | 80.0 (17.7) | 82.1 (16.2) |
| Bowel bother | 73.6 (26.4) | 77.0 (27.2) | 81.4 (24.5) | 82.1 (24.7) |
*
P<0.05
***
P<0.001 for t-tests of group differences