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. 2021 Mar 3;8(1):e22944. doi: 10.2196/22944

Table 3.

Secondary outcome assessment 5-level 5-dimension quality of life measure.

Time periods Intervention Control Difference
Mean (SD) n (%) Mean (SD) n (%) d (95% CI) P value
Baseline/preadmissiona
Index 0.64 (0.19) 47 (100) 0.59 (0.21) 47 (100) 0.05 (−0.03 to 0.14) .20
VASb 64.79 (20.02) 47 (100) 68.55 (18.23) 47 (100) −3.77 (−11.62 to 4.09) .34
Change baseline—6 weeksa
Index 0.17 (0.20) 37 (95) 0.19 (0.26) 42 (98) −0.02 (−0.12 to 0.09) .77
VAS 10.43 (15.05) 37 (95) 10.52 (15.73) 42 (98) −0.09 (−7.01 to 6.83) .98
Change baseline—3 monthsa
Index 0.21 (0.21) 40 (95) 0.23 (0.21) 37 (100) −0.02 (−0.11 to 0.08) .72
VAS 12.82 (20.08) 39 (93) 9.76 (15.05) 37 (100) 3.06 (−5.08 to 11.21) .46
Change baseline—6 monthsa
Index 0.22 (0.18) 32 (97) 0.27 (0.22) 39 (100) −0.05 (−0.15 to 0.05) .29
VAS 15.77 (16.90c) 31 (94) 13.23 (13.21) 39 (100) 2.54 (−4.63 to 9.72) .48

aIndependent t test.

bVAS: visual analogue scale.

cLarge outlier (−62)—intervention participant (ID#51) not included.