Table 2.
Patient-Reported Outcomes by Treatment Groupa
| 6 mo | 12 mo | P Valueb | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EFM | Control | P Value | EFM | Control | P Value | EFM | Control | |
| ATRS | 65.1 ± 19.2 (n = 77) | 59.1 ± 21.4 (n = 40) | .134 | 80.3 ± 15.9 (n = 76) | 81.1 ± 15.7 (n = 41) | .846 | <.001 | <.001 |
| PAS | 4.0 ± 1.1 (n = 73) | 3.9 ± 1.1 (n = 40) | .618 | 4.2 ± 1.1 (n = 75) | 4.3 ± 1.1 (n = 40) | .598 | .195 | .036 |
| FAOS pain | 88.3 ± 11.8 (n = 77) | 86.6 ± 12.7 (n = 40) | .498 | 93.2 ± 9.5 (n = 76) | 94.5 ± 8.1 (n = 41) | .594 | <.001 | .002 |
| FAOS symptoms | 81.2 ± 15.1 | 77.3 ± 17.1 | .245 | 87.3 ± 13.1 | 85.1 ± 15.8 | .576 | .003 | .009 |
| FAOS ADL | 93.8 ± 8.8 | 93.0 ± 6.9 | .191 | 96.7 ± 6.4 | 97.1 ± 5.5 | .840 | <.001 | <.001 |
| FAOS Sports/Rec | 69.9 ± 20.9 | 64.9 ± 19.4 | .104 | 81.8 ± 16.3 | 81.6 ± 15.3 | .777 | <.001 | <.001 |
| FAOS QoL | 60.3 ± 17.1 | 56.6 ± 17.7 | .294 | 72.8 ± 18.3 | 72.6 ± 15.8 | .776 | <.001 | <.001 |
| RAND-36 PF | 84.0 ± 13.3 (n = 77) | 83.0 ± 12.4 (n = 40) | .440 | 90.4 ± 12.5 (n = 75) | 90.6 ± 11.2 (n = 41) | .816 | <.001 | .001 |
| RAND-36 RP | 78.6 ± 33.4 | 65.6 ± 37.0 | .051 | 88.3 ± 26.7 | 89.6 ± 25.0 | .639 | .073 | .001 |
| RAND-36 BP | 84.6 ± 16.4 (n = 76) | 82.9 ± 17.5 (n = 39) | .642 | 90.4 ± 16.6 | 92.5 ± 9.0 | .865 | .012 | .003 |
| RAND-36 GH | 83.2 ± 14.1 | 74.8 ± 18.2 | .012 | 82.6 ± 16.9 | 77.1 ± 17.0 | .051 | .485 | .568 |
| RAND-36 VT | 70.4 ± 18.5 | 61.0 ± 20.4 | .022 | 69.0 ± 20.4 | 64.9 ± 20.2 | .258 | .275 | .357 |
| RAND-36 SF | 88.9 ± 15.8 | 84.2 ± 19.1 | .125 | 91.8 ± 16.9 | 88.5 ± 20.3 | .569 | .090 | .480 |
| RAND-36 RE | 83.1 ± 33.2 | 88.4 ± 27.8 | .577 | 93.8 ± 20.3 | 87.0 ± 30.7 | .282 | .030 | .388 |
| RAND-36 MH | 82.9 ± 11.9 | 80.3 ± 15.5 | .721 | 82.5 ± 13.5 | 81.0 ± 15.3 | .785 | .714 | .921 |
| TSK-SV | 31.8 ± 7.3 (n = 68) | 30.8 ± 6.2 (n = 38) | .792 | 28.9 ± 7.4 (n = 73) | 30.3 ± 7.0 (n = 37) | .258 | .002 | .268 |
aValues are reported as mean ± SD. Bolded values indicate statistical significance (P < .05). ADL, activities of daily living; ATRS, Achilles tendon Total Rupture Score; BP, bodily pain; EFM, early functional mobilization; FAOS, Foot and Ankle Outcome Score; GH, general health; MH, mental health; PAS, Physical Activity Scale; PF, physical functioning; QoL, quality of life; RAND-36, RAND 36-Item Health Survey; RE, role functioning/emotional; RP, role functioning/physical; SF, social functioning; Sports/rec, sports and recreation; TSK-SV, Tampa Scale of Kinesiophobia, Swedish version; VT, vitality.
bChange from 6 to 12 months with the Wilcoxon signed-rank test for comparison of paired observations.