Table 4.
Secondary outcome: health status
| Measure SF‐36a | Group | Preintervention | Postintervention | P‐valueb | P‐valuec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (min‐max) | Mean (SD) | Median (min‐max) | ||||
| Vitality | MBSR | 49.5 (27.5) | 52.5 (29–75) | 60.9 (20.1) | 65 (45–76) | 0.000 a | 0.159 |
| Active Controls | 56.9 (24.4) | 60 (40–75) | 62.5 (23.7) | 65 (45–80) | 0.129 | 0.838 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 55.0 (25.8) | 55 (40–80) | 58.3 (24.4) | 60 (35–80) | 0.397 | Ref. | |
| Physical functioning | MBSR | 77.4 (16.7) | 80 (67.5–90) | 83.1 (15.4) | 90 (75–95) | 0.000 a | 0.822 |
| Active Controls | 83.7 (17.3) | 90 (75–95) | 84.8 (18.5) | 95 (80–95) | 0.412 | 0.129 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 78.5 (19.6) | 80 (70–95) | 82.8 (19.0) | 90 (71.0–95) | 0.007 a | Ref. | |
| Bodily pain | MBSR | 65.2 (26.4) | 67 (45–90) | 71.4 (23.5) | 77.5 (45–92) | 0.099 | 0.799 |
| Active Controls | 70.9 (20.7) | 77.5 (55–90) | 74.4 (25.2) | 79.5 (57–100) | 0.466 | 0.526 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 70 (23.1) | 67 (56–90) | 73.5 (27.1) | 85 (56–100) | 0.253 | Ref. | |
| General health perceptions | MBSR | 61.2 (21.6) | 60 (45–75) | 67.6 (19.1) | 70 (52–85) | 0.003 a | 0.087 |
| Active Controls | 67.2 (19.3) | 75 (55–80) | 70.6 (19.1) | 70 (60–85) | 0.111 | 0.465 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 69.3 (19.4) | 70 (60–85) | 69.6 (19.6) | 75 (55–80) | 0.832 | Ref. | |
| Physical role functioning | MBSR | 45.9 (42.9) | 50 (0–100) | 63.3 (39.7) | 75 (25–100) | 0.003 a | 0.822 |
| Active Controls | 42.2 (42.6) | 25 (0–100) | 67.6 (35.8) | 75 (50–100) | 0.001 a | 0.463 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 40.4 (41.5) | 25 (0–75) | 59.6 (42.3) | 75 (6–100) | 0.006 a | Ref. | |
| Emotional role functioning | MBSR | 61.7 (41.2) | 67 (33–100) | 72.1 (38.6) | 100 (33–100) | 0.053 | 0.900 |
| Active Controls | 69.9 (38.5) | 100 (33–100) | 77.1 (35.6) | 100 (67–100) | 0.168 | 0.652 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 60.9 (47.0) | 100 (0–100) | 72.4 (37.2) | 100 (33–100) | 0.093 | Ref. | |
| Social functioning | MBSR | 74.0 (23.0) | 75 (62–100) | 79.0 (20.7) | 87.5 (62–100) | 0.103 | 0.117 |
| Active Controls | 78.4 (25.9) | 87.5 (62–100) | 84.8 (22.8) | 100 (62–100) | 0.017 a | 0.105 | |
| Non‐MBSR | 72.1 (26.0) | 75 (50–100) | 84.1 (25.3) | 100 (75–100) | 0.001 a | Ref. | |
| Mental health | MBSR | 67.9 (19.0) | 72 (56–80) | 74.1 (17.1) | 76 (64–85) | 0.000 a | 0.001 a |
| Active Controls | 73.5 (22.7) | 80 (60–92) | 77.8 (17.4) | 80 (64–92) | 0.073 | 0.038 a | |
| Non‐MBSR | 76.2 (20.0) | 84 (64–88) | 74.4 (20.7) | 84 (60–92) | 0.299 | Ref. | |
Significant changes are marked in bold.
a
36‐items short form health survey (SF‐36).
b
Change over time (P‐value) within groups (Wilcoxon signed test).
c
Change over time (P‐value) between groups (comparison of MBSR‐Active controls vs. Non‐MBSR (ref.) (Mann–Whitney test).