Table 3.
Comparison of the SF-36 quality of life scales at the beginning and end of the study
| SF-36 | Scores (means ± SD) |
p@ | p# | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| full attenders (n = 30) |
dropouts (n = 29) |
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| Initial | final | initial | |||
| Physical functioning | 79.0 ± 17.6 | 87.5 ± 9.1 | 74.5 ± 18.5 | 0.011 | 0.188 |
| Role physical | 69.2 ± 33.9 | 79.2 ± 31.5 | 57.8 ± 39.6 | 0.194 | 0.358 |
| Bodily pain | 61.3 ± 27.8 | 77.3 ± 18.6 | 53.4 ± 28.0 | 0.005 | 0.337 |
| General health | 55.8 ± 23.3 | 68.2 ± 17.0 | 58.9 ± 21.3 | 0.006 | 0.750 |
| Vitality | 53.2 ± 25.6 | 62.0 ± 21.4 | 51.7 ± 19.1 | 0.048 | 0.796 |
| Social functioning | 70.4 ± 21.4 | 78.3 ± 21.8 | 70.7 ± 26.8 | 0.051 | 0.660 |
| Role emotional | 51.1 ± 25.9 | 63.3 ± 22.1 | 54.0 ± 31.4 | 0.023 | 0.554 |
| Mental health | 63.7 ± 21.8 | 71.9 ± 18.4 | 60.3 ± 17.7 | 0.041 | 0.326 |
| Physical Component Summary | 46.8 ± 8.5 | 51.5 ± 4.7 | 44.4 ± 8.6 | 0.002 | 0.197 |
| Mental Component Summary | 42.3 ± 10.1 | 46.0 ± 9.7 | 42.8 ± 9.3 | 0.044 | 0.885 |
@
Initial and final scores of full attenders Wilcoxon sign test.
#
Initial scores of full attenders and dropouts Mann-Whitney U test.