Table 2.
Time after discharge (months) | ||||
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Outcome variables | 3 | 6 | 12 | Group |
Bodily pain (BP) | 7.49† | 8.65‡ | 12.65‡ | 9.38† |
General health perceptions (GH) | -1.11 | -3.30 | -4.73 | 3.58 |
Vitality (energy/fatigue) (VT) | 2.28 | 3.92 | 0.65 | 9.40‡ |
Social functioning (SF) | 9.87† | 15.71‡ | 17.47‡ | 5.62 |
Role limitations due to emotional problems (RE) | 12.25† | 11.36‡ | 17.42‡ | 3.08 |
General mental health (MH) | 1.62 | 4.24* | 1.80 | 8.16† |
Physical functioning (PF) | 14.55‡ | 21.37‡ | 25.37‡ | 16.01‡ |
Role limitations due to physical health problems (RP) | 12.14* | 26.25‡ | 37.18‡ | 22.66‡ |
Using 1-month data (after discharge). Group: using control group as baseline.
*p < 0.05; †p < 0.01; ‡p < 0.001