Table 5.
QOL | Group mean ± SD b-8 | Between group changes 0-8 | Group mean ± SD 8b-12 | Between group changes 8b-12 | |||||
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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 |
Int(9) |
7.33 ± 0.87 |
7.78 ± 1.09 |
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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 |
Int(9) |
1.34 ± 0.33 |
1.51 ± 0.14 |
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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 |
Int(9) |
1.42 ± 0.37 |
1.52 ± 0.37 |
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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 |
Int(9) |
1.91 ± 0.38 |
1.91 ± 0.40 |
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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 | Int(9) | 1.44 ± 0.45 | 1.46 ± 0.43 |
∆ = 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.