Table 5.

Mean score of quality of life

	QOL score (mean ± SD)			P value
	Week 0	Week 16	∆
Physical domain
Group 1: a group counselling (n = 32)	43.9 ± 7.8	51.7 ± 6.1	+7.8	<0.001b,*
Group 2: an individual counselling (n = 32)	46.4 ± 8.1	53.1 ± 7.7	+6.7	0.003b,*
P value	0.215a	0.419a
Mental domain
Group 1: a group counselling (n = 32)	40.0 ± 8.1	42.8 ± 8.6	+2.8	0.067b
Group 2: an individual counselling (n = 32)	37.9 ± 9.9	43.1 ± 8.4	+5.2	0.036b,*
P value	0.349a	0.857a

Statistical significance was tested by ^a independent t-test and ^b paired t-test, * P value is 0.05 or less