Table 2.
Changes over time within and between treatment groups
| PTcb (n = 40) | PT (n = 40) | Between-group comparisons p values* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T1 | T2 | T3 | T1 | T2 | T3 | ||
| NPDS | 48.93 ± 21.86 | 32.39 ± 22.66 | 30.88 ± 17.02 | 56.66 ± 21.57 | 43.53 ± 22.35 | 47.01 ± 16.79 | −8.06 (−18.3;1.06) |
| Subscale 1 | 18.22 ± 9.67 | 12.22 ± 10.18 | 11.33 ± 8.03 | 21.57 ± 9.54 | 15.03 ± 10.04 | 17.25 ± 7.92 | −2.08 (−6.38;2.0) |
| Subscale 2 | 18.94 ± 8.17 | 12.68 ± 8.23 | 12.61 ± 7.59 | 22.12 ± 8.06 | 17.09 ± 8.12 | 19.35 ± 7.49 | −3.89 (−7.99;0.20) |
| Subscale 3 | 11.77 ± 6.11 | 7.60 ± 5.65 | 6.95 ± 4.23 | 12.97 ± 6.03 | 9.88 ± 5.57 | 10.41 ± 4.17 | −2.56 (−5.11;0.07) |
| NRS | 4.84 ± 2.72 | 2.32 ± 2.34 | 2.83 ± 2.14 | 5.50 ± 2.69 | 3.78 ± 2.30 | 4.04 ± 2.11 | −0.44 (−1.75;0.87) |
| SF-36 | |||||||
| Physical activity | 73.80 ± 21.21 | 77.82 ± 19.72 | 85.41 ± 15.15 | 77.76 ± 20.92 | 81.44 ± 19.46 | 81.42 ± 14.95 | 10.45 (2.36;18.54) |
| Physical role | 55.31 ± 36.42 | 61.95 ± 41.37 | 64.78 ± 38.98 | 30.80 ± 35.93 | 50.46 ± 40.60 | 49.21 ± 37.91 | −16.82 (−32.1;2.05) |
| Physical pain | 51.36 ± 18.37 | 62.57 ± 20.02 | 61.01 ± 23.95 | 37.19 ± 18.13 | 49.80 ± 19.73 | 52.94 ± 23.65 | −9.03 (−20.99;1.20) |
| Health in general | 42.71 ± 14.56 | 43.21 ± 15.43 | 43.61 ± 16.10 | 34.43 ± 14.37 | 38.01 ± 15.52 | 37.20 ± 16.43 | −1.45 (−7.04;3.81) |
| Vitality | 52.43 ± 15.73 | 54.83 ± 16.99 | 54.88 ± 17.71 | 47.39 ± 15.52 | 51.46 ± 17.26 | 49.72 ± 17.05 | −3.56 (−9.98;2.33) |
| Social activities | 65.08 ± 22.18 | 67.50 ± 23.00 | 70.89 ± 20.84 | 56.02 ± 21.88 | 65.65 ± 22.69 | 61.92 ± 20.67 | −2.56 (−10.44;5.99) |
| Emotional role | 65.17 ± 39.18 | 67.72 ± 40.88 | 78.77 ± 35.48 | 51.87 ± 38.65 | 61.85 ± 39.79 | 61.70 ± 35.69 | 1.75 (−14.11;18.9) |
| Mental health | 64.13 ± 18.62 | 64.27 ± 18.14 | 67.41 ± 17.92 | 56.46 ± 18.37 | 62.90 ± 17.90 | 63.68 ± 17.44 | −3.53 (−11.02;3.44) |
Mean values ± standard deviations
* T3–T1 between-group (PTcb-PT) differences (95 % CI)