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. 2010 Jan-Mar;5(1):18–25. doi: 10.4103/1817-1737.58955

Table 2.

Baseline and two months medical outcomes study 36-items' short form MOS (SF-36) scales

SF-36 scale Group 1 (Rehabilitation group) N = 25 Group 2 (Usual care control group) N = 14


Enroll 2 months P value Enroll 2 months P value
Change in health 46.00 ± 11.81 76.00 ± 8.78 < 0.001 35.71 ± 6.16 33.53 ± 14.62 0.71
Physical component
 Physical function 30.64 ± 10.45 75.08 ± 14.31 < 0.001 25.86 ± 26.44 28.58 ± 27.51 0.79
 Role physical 19.00 ± 29.12 64.00 ± 26.10 < 0.001 5.43 ± 14.58 7.14 ± 18.16 0.79
 Pain 37.20 ± 6.14 61.20 ± 11.30 < 0.001 25.00 ± 9.41 28.01 ± 8.14 0.37
 General health 46.00 ± 9.90 52.00 ± 9.68 0.04 36.43 ± 7.19 34.17 ± 6.12 0.38
Mental component
 Mental health (emotional well-being) 47.36 ± 5.12 48.00 ± 5.66 0.68 39.14 ± 0.07 36.15 ± 4.17 0.31
 Social function 50.72 ± 15.90 54.76 ± 13.12 0.33 44.93 ± 10.44 40.39 ± 4.34 0.15
 Role emotional 3.96 ± 10.94 96.00 ± 20.00 < 0.001 14.29 ± 36.31 13.27 ± 33.37 0.94
 Energy/fatigue (vitality) 50.80 ± 9.65 79.60 ± 10.89 < 0.05 46.79 ± 8.23 44.78 ± 7.33 0.50