Table 2.

Medical Outcomes Study Short Form-36 at baseline and 3 months: norm-based scoring

	Baseline	3 Months	P Value
Physical functioning	37.3 ± 10.2	37.5 ± 10.0	0.94
Role-physical	42.6 ± 9.9	42.1 ± 10.6	0.78
Bodily pain	50.2 ± 8.2	49.0 ± 9.0	0.44
General health	41.0 ± 11.2	39.6 ± 9.7	0.46
Vitality	49.4 ± 8.9	48.4 ± 9.2	0.58
Social functioning	47.3 ± 9.7	46.9 ± 9.9	0.78
Role-emotional	48.4 ± 10.2	48.5 ± 11.0	0.94
Mental health	51.3 ± 8.8	51.6 ± 8.9	0.86
Physical component score	42.8 ± 7.5	42.1 ± 7.7	0.59
Mental component score	49.1 ± 7.6	48.9 ± 7.8	0.86

P value for difference between baseline and 3-month assessments; mean ± SD; paired t test.