Table 3.
Mean SF-36 subscale scores per time point by robot grouping
| SF 36 Subscales—Physical | SF 36 Subscales—Mental | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Physical function | Role limitations—Physical | Pain | General health | Role limitations—Emotional | Energy and Fatigue | Emotional wellbeing | Social functioning | |||||||||
| T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean(SD) | T1 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | T0 Mean (SD) | T2 Mean (SD) | |
|
Any robot N = 23 |
34.32 (27.06) | 32.83 (27.87) | 63.32 (41.13) | 60.60 (42.45) | 69.57 (23.94) | 65.43 (28.17) | 65.22 (19.57) | 59.13 (20.43) | 86.96 (31.36) | 76.09 (39.19) | 56.30 (24.13) | 58.48 (22.69) | 78.78 (17.16) | 82.43 (16.66) | 80.43 (23.18) | 76.63 (21.75) |
|
Exp robot N = 12 |
32.45 (28.46) | 26.25 (23.66) | 58.85 (43.00) | 61.98 (39.03) | 67.08 (25.56) | 68.33 (31.39) | 70.42 (13.22) | 59.17 (19.87) | 86.11 (33.21) | 90.28 (28.83) | 57.92 (23.82) | 60.00 (24.31) | 83.00 (11.83) | 89.33 (7.69) | 83.33 (23.44) | 73.96 (21.62) |
|
Control robot N = 11 |
36.36 (26.65) | 40.00 (31.38) | 68.18 (40.45) | 59.09 (47.79) | 72.27 (22.95) | 62.27 (25.31) | 59.55 (24.23) | 59.09 (22.00) | 87.88* (30.81) | 60.60* (44.27) | 54.55 (28.82) | 56.82 (21.83) | 74.18 (21.19) | 74.91 (20.64) | 77.27 (23.60) | 79.55 (22.55) |
|
No robot N = 10 |
46.00 (30.62) | 47.50 (37.21) | 57.50 (47.21) | 60.00 (44.41) | 71.25 (35.46) | 72.75 (32.13) | 72.00 (22.63) | 70.00 (24.94) | 73.33 (37.84) | 53.33 (47.66) | 62.50 (18.60) | 56.00 (22.46) | 82.80 (12.66) | 67.60 (29.96) | 86.25 (17.13) | 76.25 (25.99) |
*p < .05 (Wilcoxon Signed Ranks Test); SF36 scores range from 0 to 100 with 100 representing perfect health