Table 6.
Summary of health related quality of life (HRQoL) scores at follow-up for home based and centre based rehabilitation
| Measure of HRQoL | Mean (SD) outcome values at follow-up | P value | Difference between groups* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Centre | |||
| Bell et al,30 1998 at 10.5 month follow-up | ||||
| Nottingham health profile: | ||||
| Energy | 18.6 (28.4) | 17.3 (30.7) | 0.78† | Home = centre |
| Pain | 6.6 (15.3) | 7.4 (15.5) | 0.74† | Home = centre |
| Emotional reactions | 6.6 (15.3) | 7.4 (15.5) | 0.74† | Home = centre |
| Sleep | 6.6 (15.3) | 16.9 (22.8) | 0.0007† | Home < centre |
| Social isolation | 3.7 (13.6) | 6.7 (15.0) | 0.18† | Home = centre |
| Physical mobility | 6.9 (13.5) | 9.1 (15.9) | 0.33† | Home = centre |
| Arthur et al,36 2002, Smith et al,33 2004 | ||||
| At 6 month follow-up: | ||||
| SF-36 | 51.2 (6.4) | 48.6 (7.1) | 0.003† | Home > centre |
| PCS | ||||
| MCS | 53.5 (6.4) | 52.0 (8.1) | 0.13† | Home = centre |
| At 18 month follow-up: | ||||
| SF-36 | ||||
| PCS | 48.3 (11.7) | 47.6 (11.7) | 0.67† | Home = centre |
| MCS | 53.0 (10.9) | 50.2 (10.9) | 0.07† | Home = centre |
| Marchionni et al,31 2003 | ||||
| SIP at 2 month follow-up | 2.83 (14.5) | 4.71 (11.1) | 0.09† | Home = centre |
| SIP at 8 month follow-up | 2.83 (14.5) | 3.40 (11.1) | 0.61† | Home = centre |
| SIP at 14 month follow-up | 2.00 (8.3) | 3.70 (11.8) | 0.06† | Home = centre |
| Dalal et al,21 2007, Taylor et al,31 2007 | ||||
| At 9 month follow-up: | ||||
| MacNew global score | 5.61 (1.14) | 5.54 (1.10) | 0.71 | Home = centre |
| EQ-5D | 0.74 (0.04) | 0.78 (0.04) | 0.57 | Home = centre |
| Jolly et al,22 2007 | ||||
| At 6 month follow-up: | ||||
| EQ-5D | 0.74 (0.26) | 0.76 (0.23) | 0.37 | Home = centre |
| SF-12 | ||||
| PCS | 42.28 (10.9) | 42.56 (10.8) | 0.8 | Home = centre |
| MCS | 49.19 (10.1) | 50.33 (9.6) | 0.3 | Home = centre |
| EQ-5D at 12 month follow-up | 0.74 (0.27) | 0.76 (0.23) | 0.52† | Home = centre |
| EQ-5D at 24 month follow-up | 0.73 (0.29) | 0.75 (0.26) | 0.39† | Home = centre |
MCS=mental component score; PCS=physical component score; SF-12=short form 12 item survey; SF-36=short form 36 item survey; SIP=sickness impact profile.
*Home = centre: no significant difference (P>0.05) in HRQoL (health related quality of life) between home and centre based groups at follow-up; home > centre: significant (P≤0.05) higher HRQoL in home v centre based groups at follow-up; home < centre: significant (P≤0.05) lower HRQoL in home v centre based groups at follow-up.
†Calculated by authors of this report based on independent two group t test.