Table 4.
Comparison between intervention and control group for acute and chronic patients (t values are from independent t-test for difference (pre-post) scores
| Variables | Acutey |
Chronic |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n=23) | Control (n=21) | t | Intervention (n=23) | Control (n=24) | t | |
| PSS | ||||||
| Pre | 30.6 (5.9) | 28.8 (5.9) | −11.56*** | 29.4 (6.5) | 24.50(6.6) | −10.67*** |
| Post | 12.4 (4.0) | 26.9 (5.5) | 12.0 (4.8) | 24.0 (7.2) | ||
| HADS | ||||||
| Pre | 29.4 (6.4) | 27.8 (6.5) | −12.99*** | 27.5 (8.1) | 20.7 (8.5) | −9.47*** |
| Post | 8.7 (3.6) | 24.6 (5.4) | 8.7 (4.1) | 20.3 (8.9) | ||
| SCIM | ||||||
| Pre | 33.6 (16.9) | 33.9(13.9) | 4.28*** | 29.9 (14.1) | 43.1(18.9) | 3.89** |
| Post | 50.3 (16.0) | 41.1(14.9) | 43.2 (17.7) | 46.9(20.2) | ||
| NPR | ||||||
| Pre | 4.7 (3.1) | 3.8 (2.9) | −4.44*** | 4.8 (3.1) | 4.9 (3.3) | −3.80*** |
| Post | 0.8 (1.3) | 2.9 (2.3) | 1.6 (1.7) | 4.1 (2.7) | ||
| QOL | ||||||
| Pre | 47.0 (10.6) | 51.9(10.3) | 15.94*** | 50.8 (13.6) | 59.4 (14.4) | 10.63*** |
| Post | 87.4 (6.5) | 57.6 (9.8) | 88.3 (8.1) | 60.3 (15.3) | ||
*P<0.05, **P<0.01, ***P<0.001. Values within bracket are standard deviation and outside bracket are mean. PSS=Perceived stress scale, HADS=Hospital anxiety and depression scale, SCIM=Spinal cord independence measure, NPR=Numeric pain rating, WHOQOLBREF=WHO quality of life