Table 5.
Mean (SD) scores for quality of life (SF-36) variables at each visit for treatment and no treatment groups (all patients with baseline data). Higher scores indicate better health
| Treatment
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No treatment
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F value | Treatment effect (points (95% CI)) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of patients | Visit 1 (baseline) | Visit 2 or 3 | No of patients | Visit 1 (baseline) | Visit 2 or 3 | ||||
| At completion of treatment (visit 2) | |||||||||
| Physical functioning | 81 | 65.3 (33.1) | 65.2 (34.2) | 81 | 64.7 (30.5) | 65.2 (29.9) | 0.040 (P=0.841) | 0.53 (−4.69 to 5.75) | |
| Social functioning | 82 | 74.4 (26.7) | 76.9 (27.6) | 79 | 70.2 (28.6) | 72.8 (27.9) | 0.101 (P=0.751) | 0.94 (−6.81 to 4.92) | |
| Role (physical) | 82 | 59.8 (43.7) | 56.7 (44.5) | 80 | 53.8 (41.5) | 49.1 (42.6) | 0.473 (P=0.493) | 3.44 (−13.33 to 6.45) | |
| Role (emotional) | 82 | 70.7 (42.4) | 66.0 (43.4) | 81 | 61.1 (43.3) | 62.9 (43.4) | 0.389 (P=0.534) | 3.10 (−6.71 to 12.90) | |
| Mental health | 82 | 69.9 (19.2) | 74.0 (19.8) | 79 | 64.3 (19.3) | 65.1 (19.8) | 4.784 (P=0.030) | 4.74 (−9.01 to −0.46) | |
| Energy/fatigue | 82 | 53.2 (21.0) | 56.7 (22.0) | 79 | 47.2 (21.7) | 48.9 (22.8) | 1.611 (P=0.206) | 2.81 (−7.17 to 1.56) | |
| Pain | 80 | 62.6 (28.9) | 66.4 (28.9) | 79 | 58.4 (25.6) | 60.2 (31.0) | 0.785 (P=0.377) | 2.94 (−9.48 to 3.61) | |
| Health perception | 78 | 62.2 (23.6) | 63.4 (25.4) | 80 | 56.7 (23.4) | 58.5 (23.8) | 0.002 (P=0.963) | 0.009 (−3.76 to 3.94) | |
| At completion of follow up (visit 3) | |||||||||
| Physical functioning | 81 | 65.3 (33.1) | 66.2 (32.1) | 81 | 64.7 (30.5) | 64.4 (30.5) | 0.323 (P=0.570) | 1.39 (−6.21 to 3.43) | |
| Social functioning | 82 | 74.4 (26.7) | 75.0 (26.9) | 79 | 70.2 (28.6) | 69.5 (30.6) | 0.533 (P=0.466) | 2.22 (−8.21 to 3.78) | |
| Role (physical) | 82 | 59.8 (43.7) | 59.1 (42.9) | 80 | 53.8 (41.5) | 54.4 (44.1) | 0.007 (P=0.934) | 0.40 (−9.90 to 9.11) | |
| Role (emotional) | 82 | 70.7 (42.4) | 66.5 (42.3) | 81 | 61.1 (43.3) | 61.7 (45.1) | 0.216 (P=0.643) | 2.25 (−7.31 to 11.81) | |
| Mental health | 82 | 69.9 (19.2) | 72.7 (18.9) | 79 | 64.3 (19.3) | 66.1 (19.4) | 1.45 (P=0.230) | 2.59 (−6.83 to 1.66) | |
| Energy/fatigue | 82 | 53.2 (21.0) | 54.3 (24.0) | 79 | 47.2 (21.7) | 48.2 (23.5) | 0.079 (P=0.780) | 0.63 (−5.03 to 3.78) | |
| Pain | 80 | 62.6 (28.9) | 61.5 (29.3) | 79 | 58.4 (25.6) | 54.6 (28.5) | 1.45 (P=0.230) | 3.60 (−9.51 to 2.31) | |
| Health perception | 78 | 62.2 (23.6) | 63.5 (24.2) | 80 | 56.7 (23.4) | 57.3 (24.9) | 0.315 (P=0.576) | 1.08 (−4.90 to 2.73) | |