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. 2014 Jul 7;9:151. doi: 10.1186/1748-717X-9-151

Table 2.

Effects of resistance training on Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-BM 22)

Symptom scales
  
  
Painful sites
 Intervention group (Arm A)
 Control group (Arm B)
  n Mean SD n Mean SD
Baseline (t0)
 30
 39.78
 23.91
 30
 39.56
 24.51
3 month (t2)
 25
 29.6
 19.73
 22
 35.76
 27.1
6 month (t3)
 18
 22.22
 13.14
 18
 35.93
 32.67
Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.399, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.445
Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.24, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.43
Pain characteristics
 Intervention group (Arm A)
 Control group (Arm B)
 
 n
 Mean
 SD
 n
 Mean
 SD
Baseline (t0)
 30
 48.15
 31.47
 30
 54.81
 33.13
3 month (t2)
 25
 25.78
 17.78
 22
 41.92
 35.62
6 month (t3)
 18
 25.31
 19.73
 18
 45.06
 36.65
Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.905, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.761
Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.09, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.24
Functional interference
 Intervention group (Arm A)
 Control group (Arm B)
 
 n
 Mean
 SD
 n
 Mean
 SD
Baseline (t0)
 30
 55.14
 26.32
 30
 55.28
 28.95
3 month (t2)
 25
 35.33
 20.35
 22
 44.7
 30.38
6 month (t3)
 18
 29.86
 20.77
 18
 48.38
 30.12
Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.285, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.081
Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.21, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.56
Psychosocial aspects
 Intervention group (Arm A)
 Control group (Arm B)
 
 n
 Mean
 SD
 n
 Mean
 SD
Baseline (t0)
 30
 69.26
 17.0
 30
 57.59
 19.87
3 month (t2)
 25
 45.56
 19.71
 23
 54.55
 20.9
6 month (t3)
 18
 41.05
 19.1
 18
 50.93
 20.55
Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 month p = 0.001, (t0-t3) after 6 month p = 0.010
Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 month -0.79, (t0-t3) after 6 month -0.77

Treatment effect and Cohen’s effect size after 3 and 6 month.