Skip to main content
. 2014 Aug 5;16(8):e19368. doi: 10.5812/ircmj.19368

Table 3. Overall Means of Short Form Health Survey Scores for the Two Teaching Groupsa.

Score of Quality of Life Overall Mean of Education Programs P Valueb
Oral (n = 45) Video (n = 45)
General Health 40.52 ± 17.92 44.38 ± 20.55 0.21
Physical Function 67.03 ± 15.67 64.47 ± 22.10 0.47
Role Physical 46.72 ± 32.62 54.43 ±37.19 0.24
Role Emotional 44.87 ± 33.13 46.22 ± 38.34 0.83
Pain 56.52 ± 30.21 56.12 ± 32.23 0.94
Social Function 59.67 ± 18.44 62.91 ± 22.64 0.26
Energy and Fatigue 50.88 ± 21.13 48.61 ± 18.23 0.54
Mental Health 50.7 ± 17.78 46.49 ± 24.18 0.24
Overall Health 52.01 ± 14.93 53.98 ± 17.62 0.509

aData are presented as means ± SD.

bIn order to compare the overall mean before and after education, ANOVA test was used with Bonferroni correction of P value < 0.005. There was no significant difference between the overall means of quality of life scores in the two educational programs.