Table 8.
Comparisons across time within the primary outcome measures within the combined group
| 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 | 31 | 22.200 | 33.333 | 61.111 | 27.778 | 55.556 | 72.222 | −1.850 | 0.064 |
| SF-36 role limitations physical | 31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 25 | −2.225 | 0.026* |
| SF-36 bodily pain | 31 | 32.500 | 45 | 80 | 32.500 | 57.500 | 80 | −1.048 | 0.294 |
| SF-36 social functioning | 31 | 12.500 | 25 | 37.500 | 12.500 | 37.500 | 62.500 | −2.426 | 0.015* |
| SF-36 general mental health | 31 | 56 | 60 | 72 | 56 | 68 | 76 | −0.524 | 0.600 |
| SF-36 role limitations emotional | 31 | 0 | 33.333 | 100 | 66.667 | 66.670 | 100 | −2.313 | 0.021* |
| SF-36 vitality energy or fatigue | 31 | 10 | 15 | 30 | 10 | 25 | 40 | −1.558 | 0.119 |
| SF-36 general health perceptions | 31 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 55 | −2.423 | 0.015* |
| MFI general fatigue | 31 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 19 | −0.854 | 0.393 |
| MFI physical fatigue | 31 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 13 | 17 | 20 | −2.364 | 0.018* |
| MFI reduced activity | 31 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 11 | 16 | 18 | −0.070 | 0.944 |
| MFI reduced motivation | 31 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 8 | 10 | 13 | −1.082 | 0.279 |
| MFI mental fatigue | 31 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 16 | −1.586 | 0.113 |
*Significant at 0.05 level.
Mdn, median; MFI, Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory; SF-36, Short-Form 36.