Table 3.
The Results Obtained from Repeated Measures Analysis for MSQOL-54 Scores for the Study Groups
| Pretest | Posttest | Follow-up | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | |
| Group1 (n=16) | ||||
| Physical functioning | 73.43 (22.4) | 72.81 (23.1) | 73.12 (23.2) | 0.876 |
| Role physical | 50.00 (40.8) | 62.50 (35.3) | 68.75 (35.9) | 0.006 |
| Role emotional | 47.91 (43.8) | 66.66 (40.3) | 68.75 (41.2) | 0.036 |
| Pain | 68.64 (22.7) | 81.77 (16.8) | 82.81 (16.4) | <0.001 |
| Emotional well-being | 56.00 (21.3) | 71.75 (11.5) | 70.75 (13.2) | 0.007 |
| Energy | 47.00 (19.6) | 63.25 (13.5) | 61.25 (14.5) | 0.006 |
| Health Perception | 66.87 (16.2) | 76.56 (15.8) | 76.87 (14.9) | 0.006 |
| Social functioning | 40.62 (17.7) | 34.37 (13.5) | 35.93 (12.8) | 0.236 |
| Cognitive functioning | 65.62 (26.5) | 70.93 (18.8) | 72.18 (19.0) | 0.186 |
| Health distress | 80.62 (20.0) | 88.43 (12.6) | 89.06 (12.9) | 0.062 |
| Sexual functioning | 68.75 (23.8) | 78.48 (20.2) | 79.55 (16.3) | 0.54 |
| Overall quality of life | 69.47 (17.1) | 80.67 (14.7) | 81.87 (14.7) | 0.003 |
| Physical health composite | 60.91 (14.1) | 68.04 (11.3) | 68.69 (10.6) | 0.001 |
| Mental health composite | 59.64 (21.6) | 72.25 (16.0) | 83.18 (17.9) | <0.001 |
| Group2 (n=12) | ||||
| Physical functioning | 59.61 (17.6) | 74.23 (15.9) | 73.75 (16.5) | 0.007 |
| Role physical | 34.61 (33.1) | 53.84 (41.8) | 52.08 (43.2) | 0.193 |
| Role emotional | 46.15 (42.0) | 64.10 (39.5) | 61.11 (39.7) | 0.189 |
| Pain | 58.33 (22.9) | 68.07 (21.9) | 68.47 (22.8) | 0.191 |
| Emotional well-being | 61.00 (18.6) | 70.46 (17.7) | 70.33 (18.5) | 0.023 |
| Energy | 49.53 (16.7) | 58.76 (19.3) | 58.33 (20.1) | 0.150 |
| Health perception | 57.30 (20.3) | 72.69 (16.4) | 71.66 (16.5) | 0.011 |
| Social functioning | 32.69 (18.1) | 29.48 (15.4) | 31.25 (14.7) | 0.470 |
| Cognitive functioning | 56.15 (27.3) | 70.76 (26.5) | 69.16 (27.0) | 0.079 |
| Health distress | 68.07 (23.5) | 82.30 (15.4) | 81.25 (15.6) | 0.036 |
| Sexual functioning | 63.88 (32.2) | 84.16 (19.8) | 75.92 (33.7) | 0.240 |
| Overall quality of life | 64.22 (21.6) | 76.78 (13.6) | 77.90 (12.3) | 0.010 |
| Physical health composite | 51.34 (12.4) | 63.75 (13.7) | 62.74 (14.0) | 0.013 |
| Mental health composite | 56.38 (18.6) | 71.77 (17.6) | 77.85 (20.4) | 0.014 |
| Group3 (n=12) | ||||
| Physical functioning | 64.64 (23.9) | 65.00 (24.9) | 66.25 (18.2) | 0.998 |
| Role physical | 51.78 (42.1) | 55.76 (41.0) | 56.25 (24.1) | 0.754 |
| Role emotional | 52.38 (46.6) | 53.84 (48.1) | 55.55 (49.9) | 0.674 |
| Pain | 64.64 (19.7) | 65.25 (20.3) | 66.80 (20.4) | 0.339 |
| Emotional well-being | 51.42 (17.2) | 52.61 (17.3) | 52.66 (15.8) | 0.842 |
| Energy | 45.14 (11.1) | 46.46 (10.3) | 47.00 (8.3) | 0.870 |
| Health Perception | 55.35 (18.3) | 57.69 (16.7) | 58.33 (16.6) | 1.000 |
| Social functioning | 35.11 (17.0) | 35.89 (15.3) | 38.88 (11.4) | 0.339 |
| Cognitive functioning | 60.00 (29.0) | 59.61 (30.1) | 66.66 (25.4) | 0.140 |
| Health distress | 66.78 (22.1) | 69.23 (21.0) | 71.25 (14.3) | 0.709 |
| Sexual functioning | 73.15 (26.9) | 69.79 (21.3) | 75.00 (24.0) | 0.356 |
| Overall quality of life | 58.19 (23.1) | 60.15 (24.2) | 66.24 (26.5) | 0.223 |
| Physical health composite | 57.24 (12.5) | 56.69 (12.7) | 56.92 (8.4) | 0.841 |
| Mental health composite | 55.15 (17.6) | 53.48 (20.1) | 59.83 (17.1) | 0.490 |
Group 1: Existential-spiritual intervention
Group 2: Cognitive-behavioral therapy
Group 3: Control