Table 3.
Changes in health-related quality of life assessed using SF-36® Version 2.0
| Scale | Mean (SD)
|
P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline (n=32) | Week 24 (n=25) | Change from baseline to week 24 (n=25) | ||
| SF-36 Physical Health summary score | 56.4 (18.9) | 69.9 (22.3) | 13.1 (14.8) | 0.0002 |
| Scale 1: physical functioning | 77.7 (21.4) | 82.8 (22.8) | 5.6 (17.6) | 0.0074a |
| Scale 2: role-physical | 53.5 (25.7) | 74.3 (25.8) | 20.6 (19.1) | <0.0001 |
| Scale 3: bodily pain | 38.8 (19.6) | 59.2 (22.3) | 19.1 (19.8) | <0.0001 |
| Scale 4: general health | 55.7 (20.2) | 63.1 (25.5) | 7.2 (15.7) | 0.0305 |
| SF-36 Mental Health summary score | 55.3 (18.0) | 72.8 (20.4) | 17.1 (14.8) | <0.0001 |
| Scale 5: vitality | 37.9 (17.3) | 56.5 (22.8) | 17.5 (21.2) | 0.0004 |
| Scale 6: social functioning | 55.1 (22.6) | 74.5 (25.9) | 18.0 (23.7) | 0.0009 |
| Scale 7: role-emotional | 67.3 (26.6) | 85.3 (21.6) | 17.8 (18.8) | <0.0001 |
| Scale 8: mental health | 60.8 (19.0) | 75.0 (18.9) | 15.0 (10.9) | <0.0001 |
| Total SF-36 score | 55.8 (17.8) | 71.4 (20.8) | 15.1 (13.9) | <0.0001 |
Notes:
a
Analyzed using Wilcoxon signed-rank method. Higher scores correspond with better functioning on the SF-36.
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; SF-36, Short Form (36) Health Survey.