Table 5.
Effects of treatment on the secondary outcome variables: BEPSI-K, BFI, FSS, and SF-36.
| ERW (n = 29) |
MW (n = 24) |
p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome Variables | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Time | Group | Time * Group |
| BEPSI-K | |||||
| Baseline | 1.82 ± 0.65 | 1.73 ± 0.51 | |||
| 4 weeks | 1.71 ± 0.72 | 1.73 ± 0.51 | 0.553 | 0.907 | 0.511 |
| 8 weeks | 1.76 ± 0.73 | 1.78 ± 0.56 | |||
| BFI | |||||
| BFI Global | |||||
| Baseline | 4.14 ± 2.09 | 4.01 ± 2.27 | |||
| 4 weeks | 3.60 ± 1.98 | 3.56 ± 2.09 | 0.016 | 0.964 | 0.901 |
| 8 weeks | 3.28 ± 2.29 | 3.38 ± 2.28 | |||
| BFI Severity | |||||
| Baseline | 5.69 ± 2.06 | 5.36 ± 2.45 | |||
| 4 weeks | 5.49 ± 1.77 | 5.14 ± 2.28 | 0.049 | 0.566 | 0.956 |
| 8 weeks | 4.90 ± 2.32 | 4.71 ± 2.40 | |||
| BFI Interference | |||||
| Baseline | 3.36 ± 2.39 | 3.33 ± 2.38 | |||
| 4 weeks | 2.66 ± 2.37 | 2.76 ± 2.30 | 0.028 | 0.845 | 0.895 |
| 8 weeks | 2.47 ± 2.46 | 2.72 ± 2.41 | |||
| FSS | |||||
| Baseline | 3.58 ± 1.58 | 3.65 ± 1.68 | |||
| 4 weeks | 3.15 ± 1.53 | 3.40 ± 1.67 | 0.172 | 0.928 | 0.489 |
| 8 weeks | 3.39 ± 1.81 | 3.17 ± 1.65 | |||
Note: * Interaction between Time and the Group. Abbreviations: BEPSI-K, Brief Encounter Psychosocial Instrument - Korean version; BFI, brief fatigue inventory; FSS, fatigue severity scale; SF-36, 36-item short-form survey.