Table 3.

Measures of health related quality of life (HRQoL) at baseline and at 6-month. Data are presented as means ± SD.

	Baseline		6-month
	Non-fallers (n=69)	Fallers (n=32)	Non-fallers (n=69)	Fallers (n=32)
SF-36
Physical functioning	42.9 ± 25.3	41.6 ± 22.5	42 ± 25.7	34.3 ± 19.9
Role physical	49.7 ± 30.1	43.5 ± 24.2	50.6 ± 27.6	42.1 ± 26.3
Bodily pain	23.7 ± 21.4	32.6 ± 22*	25.3 ± 22.4	37.8 ± 22.5
General health	56 ± 12.1	51.7 ± 14.6	56.4 ± 11.6	54.6 ± 12.8
Vitality	51.9 ± 11.5	52.7 ± 10.2	53.8 ± 11.7	57.3 ± 8.6
Social functioning	49.2 ± 13.6	51.6 ± 7.8	50 ± 8.1	54.3 ± 9.7
Role emotional	72.9 ± 28.7	68.2 ± 29.8	65.8 ± 29.6	66.7 ± 25.7
Mental Health	63.8 ± 7.5	65.6 ± 11	62.7 ± 11.2	65 ± 7.4
CRQ
Dyspnea	4.9 ± 1.3	4.9 ± 1.3	5 ± 1.2	4.5 ± 1.1**
Fatigue	4.1 ± 1.4	3.9 ± 1.7	4.2 ± 1.3	3.9 ± 1.2
Emotional	5.1 ± 1.2	4.8 ± 0.7	4.9 ± 1.3	4.7 ± 1
Mastery	5.4 ± 1.4	5.2 ± 1.2	5.2 ± 1.5	5 ± 1.2

SF-36: Health Survey Short Form

CRQ: Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire

^*Indicates significant differences between groups at baseline (p<0.05).

^**Indicates significant between-group differences in the trajectory of HRQoL (p<0.05).