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. 2012 Oct 24;2012:716367. doi: 10.5402/2012/716367

Table 4.

SF-36 scores by intervention and control groups.

    Time 1 Time 2 Time 3 Time 4       Effect size
  n Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI Mean SD 95% CI F 95% CI P value η 2
Physical functioning: PF                                  
 Intervention 39 85.9 12.8 81.74–90.05 87.7 12.2 83.74–91.64 89.1 9.5 86.04–92.17 87.7 19.1 81.52–93.87 0.09 84.86–90.34 0.766 0.024
 Control 28 84.6 10.4 80.59–88.69 81.8 9.7 78.01–85.56 86.4 8.9 82.97–89.88 86.8 13.9 81.4–92.20 81.68–88.14
Role-physical: RP                                  
 Intervention 39 34 35.1 22.59–45.36 37.2 40.5 24.05–50.31 55.8 42.7 41.92–69.62 72.4 31.3 62.29–82.58 0.12 41.57–58.11 0.943 0.010
 Control 28 25 31.2 12.91–37.09 33 35.4 19.31–46.76 53.6 40.1 38.03–69.12 67 40.9 51.12–82.81 34.88–54.40
Bodily pain: BP                                  
 Intervention 39 52.8 21.8 45.76–59.88 66.3 19.3 60.03–72.53 66.3 20.2 59.72–72.84 70.3 20.6 63.66–77.01 0.48 59.42–68.44 0.493 0.000
 Control 28 53.9 20 46.11–61.60 68 16.6 61.58–74.42 65.8 21.9 57.34–74.30 67.7 18.9 60.36–75.00 58.52–69.16
General health: GH                                  
 Intervention 39 51.3 16.5 45.95–56.62 52 16.5 46.61–57.34 55.6 16.8 50.18–61.10 58.6 18.1 52.73–64.45 1.25 50.10–58.64 0.268 0.006
 Control 28 56.1 15.1 50.30–61.99 53 13.1 47.96–58.11 58.8 16 52.53–64.97 58 15.1 52.13–63.87 51.44–61.52
Vitality: VT                                  
 Intervention 39 53.8 20.3 47.26–60.43 54.5 22.9 47.06–61.91 61.7 22.2 54.46–68.87 67.4 21.8 60.36–74.51 3.11 53.80–64.92 0.082 0.010
 Control 28 54.8 20.4 46.92–62.73 53.9 15.4 47.97–59.88 55.4 23.5 46.23–64.48 59.1 21.7 50.68–67.53 49.24–62.36
Social functional: SF                                  
 Intervention 39 57.1 27.3 48.19–65.91 57.7 27.9 48.65–66.74 67.6 25.4 59.38–75.88 78.8 21.1 72.01–85.69 0.15 59.54–71.07 0.699 0.001
 Control 28 59.8 22.1 51.24–68.41 54 24.1 44.69–63.35 66.1 23 57.14–75.01 77.7 23.4 68.60–86.76 57.60–71.20
Role-emotional: RE                                  
 Intervention 39 43.6 42 29.98–57.21 53 47 37.77–68.22 69.2 41.5 55.79–82.67 76.1 31.5 65.87–86.28 0.21 51.29–69.66 0.647 0.015
 Control 28 36.9 42.9 20.28–53.54 38.1 41.3 22.08–54.11 65.5 44 48.43–82.52 72.6 41.6 56.48–88.76 42.44–64.12
Mental health: MH                                  
 Intervention 39 53 21 46.23–59.82 64.2 23 56.75–71.67 71.5 21.1 64.66–78.32 76.6 17.4 70.98–82.26 7.48 61.45–71.22 0.008* 0.004
 Control 28 60.1 20.8 52.06–68.22 64.4 18.6 57.20–71.66 63 21.2 54.78–71.23 69.9 14.7 64.17–75.54 58.59–70.13

*P < .05.