Table 3.
SF-36 subscale scores of study participants at baseline and 12 months, with p-values, compared with the Australian adult population norms.
| 36-Item Short Form Survey (SF-36) Subscales |
Australian Adult Population Norms (Mean) [49] | Study Participants (Mean ± SD) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 12 Months | |||
| Physical Function (PF) | 83.5 | 32.3 ± 25.2 | 50.2 ± 29.2 | <0.001 |
| Role limit Physical (RP) | 80.3 | 23.2 ± 33.1 | 45.4 ± 43.2 | <0.001 |
| Role limit Emotional (RE) | 83.2 | 40.5 ± 41.5 | 54.0 ± 43.4 | 0.003 |
| Vitality (VT) | 64.5 | 31.3 ± 18.8 | 44.6 ± 23.2 | <0.001 |
| Mental Health (MH) | 76.0 | 56.1 ± 23.6 | 62.6 ± 23.8 | 0.003 |
| Social Function (SF) | 85.1 | 44.6 ± 27.8 | 61.7 ± 31.1 | <0.001 |
| Bodily Pain (BP) | 76.9 | 38.6 ± 23.8 | 45.9 ± 27.2 | <0.001 |
| General Health (GH) | 71.8 | 29.6 ± 18.1 | 44.6 ± 21.2 | <0.001 |