Table 3.
Mean change [M; 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI)] scores in MacNew HRQL, effect size statistics [ES; t0-t2] and minimal important difference [MID; t0-t2] over time
| t0-t1 | t1-t2 | t0-t2 | Deterioration - MID [-0.5] |
Unchanged no change = MID |
Improvement + MID [0.5+] |
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| MacNew | N | M | 95% CI | p-value$ | M | 95% CI | p-value$ | ES | N | % | N | % | N | % |
| Global | 340 | 0.7 | 0.60 - 0.85 | <0.001 | -0.4 | -0.60 - -0.23 | <0.001 | 0.28 | 86 | 24.5 | 99 | 28.2 | 151 | 43.0 |
| Emotional | 320 | 0.6 | 0.49 - 0.76 | <0.001 | -0.4 | -0.61 - -0.19 | <0.001 | 0.20 | 80 | 22.8 | 94 | 26.8 | 139 | 39.6 |
| Physical | 339 | 0.9 | 1.0 - 0.70 | <0.001 | -0.5 | -0.72 - - 0.33 | <0.001 | 0.26 | 102 | 29.1 | 83 | 23.7 | 150 | 42.7 |
| Social | 338 | 0.8 | 0.67 - 0.98 | <0.001 | -0.3 | -0.55 - -0.13 | <0.001 | 0.40 | 85 | 24.2 | 77 | 21.9 | 171 | 48.7 |
t0: baseline, pre rehabilitation
t1: post rehabilitation, one month
t2: two years follow-up
ES: effect size statistics from t0 to t2
MID: minimal important difference from t0 to t2 [MID = 0.5 MacNew points]
$paired t-test