Table 2.
Comparison between cancer survivors exercise group and cancer survivors control group in the quality of life variables of the SF36 questionnaire from baseline to nine months of combined training
| Variables | Exercise Group (n = 18) | Control Group (n = 18) | Time p |
Group p |
Time x group interaction p |
Effect size Cohen’d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline Mean ± SD | 6 month Mean ± SD | 9 months Mean ± SD | Baseline Mean ± SD | 6 month Mean ± SD | 9 months Mean ± SD | |||||
| General health perception | 84.9 ± 10.8 | 84.9 ± 10.8 | 96.4 ± 4.7*a,b | 83.8 ± 9.2 | 83.8 ± 9.2 | 87.3 ± 10.3 | < 0.001 | 0.18 | 0.01 | 1.14 |
| Physical health | 75.8 ± 13.4 | 87.5 ± 12.7*a | 93.9 ± 8.8*a | 73.9 ± 11.5 | 70.8 ± 14.8 | 75.2 ± 12.6 | < 0001 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 1.72 |
| Physical functioning | 77.8 ± 14.5 | 97.2 ± 8.08*a | 98.6 ± 5.8*a | 79.2 ± 12.8 | 84.7 ± 19.4 | 83.3 ± 14.8 | < 0001 | 0.009 | 0.008 | 1.32 |
| Emocional health | 75.9 ± 27.6 | 81.6 ± 16.9 | 96.3 ± 10.7 | 68.6 ± 31.2 | 72.2 ± 23.5 | 77.9 ± 19.7 | 0.008 | 0.04 | 0.41 | 1.16 |
| Social functioning | 79.2 ± 14.9 | 95.8 ± 7.6a | 96.7 ± 7.6*a | 79.9 ± 11.1 | 87.1 ± 10.2 | 81.7 ± 17.7 | < 0.001 | 0.005 | 0.02 | 1.10 |
| Bodily pain | 65.1 ± 12.6 | 86.9 ± 20.5*a | 91.3 ± 11.8*a | 61.1 ± 17.9 | 65.6 ± 22.1 | 56.1 ± 13.6 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 2.76 |
| Vitality | 80.6 ± 6.8 | 90.0 ± 10.4*a | 92.8 ± 14.5*a | 80.3 ± 6.5 | 78.6 ± 13.9 | 69.7 ± 15.8a,b | 0.18 | 0.001 | < 0.001 | 1.52 |
| Mental health | 84.6 ± 8.5 | 92.9 ± 9.5 | 85.6 ± 13.3 | 79.9 ± 8.6 | 82.2 ± 10.0 | 77.3 ± 8.4 | 0.006 | 0.002 | 0.31 | 0.75 |
Note: Post hoc analysis time x group interaction: * = statistically significant difference between groups and a = Bonferroni’s post hoc with p < 0.05 compared to baseline and b = Bonferroni’s post hoc with p < 0.05 compared to 6 months. Values expressed as mean and standard deviation