Table 3.

SF‐36 and FFMQ scale score changes

	Baseline	4 wk after	8 wk after	8 mo after	Baseline vs 8 y later
					Z value	P value
SF‐36
Physical functioning	65.00 ± 20.31	72.00 ± 13.51	78.00 ± 14.83	85.00 ± 14.58	−2.070	0.038
Role‐physical	35.00 ± 41.83	45.00 ± 44.72	60.00 ± 37.91	70.00 ± 44.72	−1.732	0.083
Bodily pain	77.80 ± 22.63	83.00 ± 24.45	82.00 ± 14.28	92.80 ± 16.10	−1.604	0.109
General health	52.00 ± 7.58	61.00 ± 20.43	68.00 ± 21.68	79.00 ± 16.73	−2.032	0.042
Vitality	61.00 ± 20.43	74.00 ± 21.62	79.00 ± 19.17	83.00 ± 15.65	−2.041	0.041
Social functioning	55.00 ± 28.78	67.50 ± 24.37	80.00 ± 27.39	85.00 ± 27.10	−1.857	0.063
Role‐emotional	53.32 ± 44.73	60.00 ± 43.47	60.00 ± 43.47	66.66 ± 47.15	−1.342	0.180
Mental health	59.20 ± 10.73	64.80 ± 12.13	73.60 ± 8.30	77.60 ± 6.07	−2.032	0.042
FFMQ
Observing	15.40 ± 6.08	18.40 ± 6.47	23.00 ± 5.19	25.00 ± 4.83	−1.219	0.223
Describing	23.00 ± 3.54	24.00 ± 3.32	26.20 ± 5.40	28.60 ± 6.88	−1.604	0.109
Acting with awareness	14.20 ± 4.44	16.60 ± 5.81	19.40 ± 5.55	21.20 ± 7.12	−2.023	0.043
Nonjudging of inner experience	20.60 ± 8.10	21.60 ± 9.23	24.00 ± 6.82	27.60 ± 5.60	−2.032	0.042
Nonreactivity to inner experience	17.20 ± 6.69	21.40 ± 4.98	23.00 ± 3.08	25.80 ± 5.17	−2.023	0.043
Total score	97.60 ± 25.52	103.80 ± 21.06	113.00 ± 19.79	125.80 ± 23.05	−2.023	0.043