Table 2.
Comparisons across time within the primary outcome measures within the overall sample
| N | Baseline |
3-Month follow-up |
Comparisons |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles |
Percentiles |
z Statistic | p Value | ||||||
| Lower | Mdn | Upper | Lower | Mdn | Upper | ||||
| SF-36 physical functioning | 72 | 18.075 | 41.644 | 66.667 | 25.694 | 47.222 | 77.583 | −3.120 | 0.002** |
| SF-36 role limitations physical | 71 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 50 | −4.321 | 0.001*** |
| SF-36 bodily pain | 72 | 32.5 | 56.25 | 79.375 | 32.500 | 67.500 | 90 | −2.240 | 0.025* |
| SF-36 social functioning | 72 | 12.5 | 25 | 50 | 12.500 | 50 | 75 | −4.504 | 0.001*** |
| SF-36 general mental health | 72 | 53 | 60 | 75 | 57 | 68 | 80 | −2.665 | 0.008** |
| SF-36 role limitations emotional | 72 | 0 | 33.317 | 100 | 41.667 | 66.670 | 100 | −3.159 | 0.002** |
| SF-36 vitality energy or fatigue | 72 | 10 | 15 | 35 | 11.250 | 30 | 45 | −4.205 | 0.001*** |
| SF-36 general health perceptions | 72 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 50 | −3.996 | 0.001*** |
| MFI general fatigue | 72 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 12 | 16 | 19 | −3.692 | 0.001*** |
| MFI physical fatigue | 72 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 12 | 16 | 19 | −4.591 | 0.001*** |
| MFI reduced activity | 72 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 17 | −2.421 | 0.015* |
| MFI reduced motivation | 72 | 8 | 10 | 13.750 | 7 | 9 | 12 | −2.986 | 0.003** |
| MFI mental fatigue | 72 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 8.250 | 12.500 | 15 | −3.661 | 0.001*** |
*Significant at 0.05 level.
**Significant at 0.01 level.
***Significant at 0.001 level.
Mdn, median; MFI, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; SF-36, Short-Form 36.