Table 3.

Quality of life dimensions including physical and mental health domains as determined by the SF-36 Questionnaire

Domain	Measurement	Intervention (mean±SD)	Control (mean±SD)	p Value*	p Value within the FCEM group†	p Value within the control group†	p Value between groups†
Physical health	Baseline	52.76±9.59	50.11±9.58	0.242	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
	Measurement 2	82.05±6.40	25.6±9.44	<0.0001
	Measurement 3	82.04±9.30	26.06±8.20	<0.0001
	Follow-up 1	81.01±7.20	24.24±10.24	<0.0001
	Follow-up 2	86.13±4.51	27.81±7.61	<0.0001
	Follow-up 3	88.37±3.42	20.10±4.65	<0.0001
	Follow-up 4	88.54±3.35	22.91±7.15	<0.0001
	Follow-up 5	88.31±3.49	22.25±7.69	<0.0001
	Follow-up 6	87.66±3.47	27.53±7.12	<0.0001
	Follow-up 7	81.01±7.20	34.24±10.24	<0.0001
	Follow-up 8	85.21±4.65	23.01±4.87	<0.0001
Mental health	Baseline	51.92±9.51	53.64±10.87	0.483	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001
	Measurement 2	80.11±7.40	23.35±8.34	<0.0001
	Measurement 3	81.21±7.30	25.25±6.34	<0.0001
	Follow-up 1	79.41±6.20	24.15±7.14	<0.0001
	Follow-up 2	85.72±3.23	24.43±7.82	<0.0001
	Follow-up 3	85.17±3.34	18.33±4.45	<0.0001
	Follow-up 4	84.69±3.45	22.89±7.56	<0.0001
	Follow-up 5	84.78±3.86	24.52±8.15	<0.0001
	Follow-up 6	84.04±3.78	21.74±5.93	<0.0001
	Follow-up 7	79.41±6.20	24.15±7.14	<0.0001
	Follow-up 8	83.86±3.81	20.44±5.48	<0.0001

*p Value based on independent samples Student's t test.

^†p Value based on repeated measures ANOVA. Dependent on the results of Mauchly's test, p values presented are based on the Greenhouse-Geisser test.

ANOVA, analysis of variance; FCEM, Family-Centered Empowerment Model; SF-36, 36-Item Short Form Health Survey.