Table 3.

Health-Related Quality of Life Outcomes by Study Group (Mean ± SD)

Variable	Group 1 (n = 20)	Group 2 (n = 21)	Group 3 (n = 20)	Group 4 (n = 20)	P-value*
Physical functioning
Baseline	80.8 ± 2.6	80.7 ± 3.1	81.4 ± 4.0	74.1 ± 6.0
12 weeks	80.2 ± 3.3	81.7 ± 3.1	84.1 ± 3.6	78.6 ± 6.1	.509
Role limitations—physical
Baseline	75.0 ± 8.5	70.2 ± 8.6	68.8 ± 8.7	76.3 ± 7.8
12 weeks	70.0 ± 8.6	66.7 ± 10.1	82.5 ± 6.5	72.5 ± 8.1	.255
Bodily pain
Baseline	72.8 ± 4.3	67.2 ± 5.2	76.8 ± 4.3	82.3 ± 4.6
12 weeks	74.5 ± 4.3	69.7 ± 4.8	78.2 ± 4.0	82.1 ± 5.4	.976
Social functioning
Baseline	85.0 ± 3.8	88.9 ± 5.6	91.8 ± 2,8	92.5 ± 2.9
12 weeks	87.5 ± 5.0	88.1 ± 3.4	95.0 ± 2.1	86.9 ± 5.6	.495
General mental health
Baseline	76.4 ± 2.7	76.0 ± 2.7	74.6 ± 3.4	79.6 ± 3.3
12 weeks	74.3 ± 4.2	78.7 ± 2.6	76.0 ± 2.8	78.8 ± 3.9	.502
Role limitations—emotional
Baseline	85.0 ± 6.1	82.3 ± 3.6	75.0 ± 8.3	83.3 ± 6.1
12 weeks	78.3 ± 8.4	85.7 ± 6.3	81.7 ± 6.6	85.0 ± 6.2	.401
Vitality
Baseline	59.0 ± 3.7	57.8 ± 4.4	62.7 ± 3.7	66.0 ± 4.1
12 weeks	63.3 ± 3.7	61.2 ± 3.2	68.0 ± 3.3	68.0 ± 3.7	.830
General health perceptions
Baseline	75.6 ± 3.3	72.7 ± 3.3	75.1 ± 3.3	75.6 ± 3.2
12 weeks	75.1 ± 2.8	73.8 ± 2.6	76.9 ± 2.7	73.2 ± 3.9	.665

Note. Group 1 = Standard Educational Literature; Group 2 = Standard Educational Literature + Pedometer; Group 3 = Motivationally Matched Literature + Pedometer; Group 4 = Motivationally Matched Literature + Pedometer + Phone.

^*1-way ANOVA results on prepost intervention change scores; P < .05 level.