Table 4.

Comparison of SF-36 scores between the two groups

Items	Time point	Intervention group, n = 50	Control group, n = 50	t value	P-value
Physical functioning	At admission	68.74 ± 15.33	68.78 ± 16.02	1.276	0.205
	3 mo after discharge	75.26 ± 10.58	71.34 ± 8.17	2.074	0.041
	6 mo after discharge	81.79 ± 9.55	75.27 ± 13.28	2.819	0.006
Physical role	At admission	27.58 ± 9.14	28.01 ± 9.23	0.234	0.815
	3 mo after discharge	43.64 ± 11.25	31.97 ± 10.82	5.287	0.000
	6 mo after discharge	51.94 ± 12.03	38.79 ± 11.16	5.667	0.000
Bodily pain	At admission	49.87 ± 13.26	50.17 ± 11.46	0.121	0.904
	3 mo after discharge	61.28 ± 11.97	53.88 ± 12.31	3.047	0.003
	6 mo after discharge	78.19 ± 12.35	56.87 ± 10.98	9.123	0.000
Emotional functioning	At admission	50.17 ± 13.33	50.20 ± 12.65	0.012	0.991
	3 mo after discharge	63.94 ± 11.81	54.08 ± 13.70	3.855	0.000
	6 mo after discharge	72.08 ± 13.49	57.84 ± 13.22	5.331	0.000
Vitality	At admission	54.33 ± 10.58	54.42 ± 11.38	0.041	0.967
	3 mo after discharge	61.24 ± 9.25	57.28 ± 9.97	2.059	0.042
	6 mo after discharge	65.37 ± 9.79	59.88 ± 11.43	2.579	0.011
Social functioning	At admission	51.87 ± 13.24	51.90 ± 12.77	0.012	0.991
	3 mo after discharge	57.42 ± 11.21	53.26 ± 9.61	1.992	0.049
	6 mo after discharge	63.08 ± 10.97	57.81 ± 10.95	2.404	0.018
Mental health	At admission	61.25 ± 11.44	61.37 ± 10.97	0.054	0.957
	3 mo after discharge	71.79 ± 10.58	64.33 ± 12.57	3.211	0.002
	6 mo after discharge	78.63 ± 11.52	68.19 ± 11.43	4.549	0.000
General health	At admission	54.72 ± 10.69	54.65 ± 11.73	0.031	0.975
	3 mo after discharge	61.33 ± 12.37	56.87 ± 9.29	2.039	0.044
	6 mo after discharge	66.87 ± 10.61	58.92 ± 13.64	3.253	0.002