Table 3.

Profile of quality of life and clinical outcomes

Health state dimensions	Control group (n = 111)				Intervention group (n = 109)
	1 month	6 months	Δ change	P value	1 month	6 months	Δ change	P value	P value
Mobility	2,15 ± 0,87	2,08 ± 0,89	0,07 ± 0,40	0,059	2,02 ± 0,79	1,84 ± 0,72	0,17 ± 0,40	0,000*	0,060
Self-care	2,08 ± 0,96	2,11 ± 0,94	-0,03 ± 0,34	0,408	1,92 ± 0,82	1,82 ± 0,80	0,10 ± 0,33	0,002*	0,005*
Usual activities	2,10 ± 0,85	2,08 ± 0,84	0,02 ± 0,30	0,530	2,02 ± 0,86	1,97 ± 0,82	0,05 ± 0,25	0,058	0,457
Pain/discomfort	2,05 ± 0,94	1,99 ± 0,94	0,06 ± 0,24	0,008*	2,01 ± 0,87	1,96 ± 0,85	0,05 ± 0,21	0,025*	0,577
Anxiety/depression	2,10 ± 0,97	2,11 ± 0,95	-0,01 ± 0,25	0,707	2,05 ± 0,85	1,91 ± 0,80	0,06 ± 0,83	0,008	0,000*
Mobility	85 (76,58%)	81 (72,97%)	4 (3,61%)	0,109	89 (81,65%)	81 (74,31%)	8 (7,34%)	0,011*	0,603
Self-care	75 (67,57%)	78 (70,27%)	−3 (−2,7%)	0,259	78 (71,56%)	73 (66,97%)	5 (4,59%)	0,058	0,212
Usual activities	80 (72,07%)	80 (72,07%)	0 (0%)	1000	83 (76,15%)	82 (75,23%)	1 (0,92%)	0,566	0,388
Pain/discomfort	71 (63,96%)	67 (60,36%)	4 (3,60%)	0,045*	81 (74,31%)	80 (73,40%)	1 (0,91%)	0,320	0,644
Anxiety/depression	75 (67,57%)	77 (69,37%)	−2 (−1,80%)	0,417	86 (78,90%)	71 (64,14%)	15 (14,76%)	0,025*	0,001*
Index value	0,54 ± 0,32	0,55 ± 0,33	0,01 ± 0,09	0,192	0,59 ± 0,28	0,63 ± 0,26	0,04 ± 0,09	0,000*	0,041*
VAS score	70,73 ± 15,00	70,66 ± 15,19	−0,07 ± 4,35	0,862	74,21 ± 14,34	77,01 ± 13,62	2,66 ± 5,39	0,000*	0,000*
HbA1c level	8,90 ± 1,94	9,32 ± 1,99	−0,42 ± 0,92	0,000*	8,45 ± 1,76	7,94 ± 1,41	0,51 ± 0,62	0,000*	0,000*

^*Significant