Table 3.

Comparison of mean scores over time for the intervention and control groups (n=19)

Outcome measure	Baseline			3 months after baseline Postintervention			P*
	n	Mean	SD	n	Mean	SD	Time	Group×time interaction
QOL
Physical health
Intervention	11	57.09	14.76	10	63.93	8.98	0.031	0.652
Control	8	52.23	13.08	8	60.27	11.20
Psychological
Intervention	11	70.98	7.88	10	72.17	11.49	0.198	0.189
Control	8	56.77	19.54	8	65.10	11.77
Social
Intervention	11	68.94	13.99	10	74.17	17.32	0.046	0.268
Control	8	64.58	13.91	8	78.13	10.85
Environment
Intervention	11	62.50	11.86	10	70.00	14.15	0.220	0.532
Control	8	52.73	11.26	8	62.50	11.86
WHOQOL total score
Intervention	11	64.88	7.84	10	70.07	10.11	0.022	0.352
Control	8	56.19	12.85	8	64.06	8.71
Sexual function
Desire
Intervention	11	2.91	1.22	10	3.10	1.29	0.693	0.548
Control	8	2.69	1.22	8	2.63	1.03
Arousal
Intervention	11	2.18	1.67	10	2.63	1.67	0.772	0.038
Control	8	2.38	1.70	8	1.88	1.73
Lubrication
Intervention	11	2.16	1.55	10	2.50	1.58	0.470	0.335
Control	8	2.25	2.07	8	2.19	1.92
Orgasm
Intervention	11	2.12	1.76	10	2.53	1.57	0.055	0.976
Control	8	1.67	1.68	8	2.25	1.94
Satisfaction
Intervention	11	2.98	1.54	10	3.02	1.7	0.926	0.756
Control	8	3.25	1.21	8	3.13	1.31
Pain
Intervention	11	1.42	1.33	10	2.37	1.48	0.049	0.068
Control	8	2.00	2.14	8	2.04	2.12
FSFI total score
Intervention	11	13.78	7.89	10	16.14	2.82	0.269	0.231
Control	8	14.23	8.66	8	14.10	8.88

*General linear model. SD: Standard deviation, QOL: Quality of life, WHOQOL: World Health Organization Quality of Life, FSFI: Female Sexual Function Index