Table 2.
Mean QoL scores at baseline, week 4 and week 24 and mean change at weeks 4 and 24.
| Mean QoL score (95% CI) | Change in QoL score from baseline to week 4 | Change in QoL score from week 4 to week 24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Week 4 | Week 24 | Mean (95% CI) | p-valuea | Mean (95% CI) | p-valuea | |
| General Heath Perceptions (GHP) | 67 (65, 69) | 72 (71, 74) | 74 (73, 75) | 5 (3, 7) | <.001 | 2 (0, 3) | 0.030 |
| Physical Functioning (PF) | 92 (90, 93) | 94 (93, 95) | 97 (96, 97) | 2 (1, 4) | 0.003 | 2 (1, 4) | 0.001 |
| Role Functioning (RF) | 81 (78, 83) | 84 (82, 86) | 89 (88, 91) | 3 (1, 6) | 0.008 | 6 (3, 8) | <.001 |
| Social Functioning (SF) | 91 (90, 93) | 93 (92, 94) | 95 (94, 96) | 2 (0, 3) | 0.013 | 2 (0, 3) | 0.004 |
| Cognitive Functioning (CF) | 91 (90, 93) | 95 (94, 96) | 95 (94, 96) | 3 (2, 5) | <.001 | 0 (−1, 2) | 0.60 |
| Pain (P) | 83 (81, 85) | 85 (83, 86) | 88 (86, 90) | 2 (0, 3) | 0.13 | 3 (1, 5) | 0.001 |
| Mental Health (MH) | 85 (84, 86) | 89 (88, 90) | 90 (89, 91) | 4 (2, 5) | <.001 | 1 (0, 2) | 0.10 |
| Energy / Fatigue (E/F) | 80 (78, 82) | 83 (82, 85) | 85 (83, 86) | 3 (1, 5) | 0.001 | 1 (−1, 3) | 0.22 |
a
p-value from Student’s paired sample t-test. QoL: quality of life; CI: confidence interval. Possible scores for all domains ranged from 0 (worst) and 100 (best).