. 2014 Jul 1;14:214. doi: 10.1186/1472-6882-14-214

Table 5.

Results total Quality of Life (QOL) and QOL sub-scales

QOL	Group mean ± SD b-8		Between group changes 0-8			Group mean ± SD 8b-12		Between group changes 8b-12
Variable Gp(n)	Week 0 M ± SD	Week M ± SD	∆int-∆con 0–8 MD; (95% CI)	P(0–8)	Variable Gp(n)	Week 8b M ± SD	Week 12 M ± SD	∆int-∆con 8b-12 MD; (95% CI)	p(8b-12)
Total QOL
Con(11)	7.91 ± 1.22	7.45 ± 1.44	1.04; (-0.19 to 2.26)	0.437^†	Con(10)	7.40 ± 1.51	7.40 ± 1.51	0.44; (-0.38 to 1.27)	0.290
Int(12)	6.83 ± 2.55	7.42 ± 1.24	1.04; (-0.19 to 2.26)	0.437^†	Int(9)	7.33 ± 0.87	7.78 ± 1.09	0.44; (-0.38 to 1.27)	0.290
Function
Con(11)	1.36 ± 0.40	1.30 ± 0.36	-0.13; (-0.34 to 0.09)	0.364^†	Cont(10)	1.31 ± 0.38	1.35 ± 0.33	0.13; (-0.07 to 0.33)	0.210
Int(12)	1.48 ± 0.48	1.30 ± 0.31	-0.13; (-0.34 to 0.09)	0.364^†	Int(9)	1.34 ± 0.33	1.51 ± 0.14	0.13; (-0.07 to 0.33)	0.210
Appearance
Con(11)	1.56 ± 0.81	1.56 ± 0.86	-0.07; (-0.34 to 0.20)	0.627	Con(10)	1.60 ± 0.69	1.60 ± 0.69	0.10; (-.25 to 0.45)	0.578
Int(11)	1.50 ± 0.34	1.43 ± 0.33	-0.07; (-0.34 to 0.20)	0.627	Int(9)	1.42 ± 0.37	1.52 ± 0.37	0.10; (-.25 to 0.45)	0.578
Symptoms
Con(11)	1.69 ± 0.37	1.82 ± 0.54	-0.44; (-0.74 tro -0.13)	0.038^†	Con(10)	1.90 ± 0.49	1.73 ± 0.47	0.17; (-0.05 to 0.39)	0.124
Int(12)	2.11 ± 0.61	1.81 ± 0.40	-0.44; (-0.74 tro -0.13)	0.038^†	Int(9)	1.91 ± 0.38	1.91 ± 0.40	0.17; (-0.05 to 0.39)	0.124
Emotions
Con(11)	1.71 ± 0.56	1.61 ± 0.49	-0.18; (-0.62 to 0.26)	0.430	Con(10)	1.62 ± 0.52	1.60 ± 0.56	0.04; (-0.24 to 0.31)	0.801
Int(12)	1.86 ± 0.74	1.58 ± 0.7	-0.18; (-0.62 to 0.26)	0.430	Int(9)	1.44 ± 0.45	1.46 ± 0.43	0.04; (-0.24 to 0.31)	0.801

∆ = change; Gp = Group; M ± SD = Mean ± Standard Deviation; MD = Mean Difference; CI = Confidence Interval.

N = number.

Con = control group; Int = intervention group.

^† = non-parametric analysis.

0 = baseline.