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.