Table 2.
Quality of life SF-36.
| Parameters | Control | NMES | Effect size | p group | p time | p interaction | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | Post | Pre | Post | |||||
| ME ± SD (95%CI) | ME ± SD (95%CI) | ME ± SD (95%CI) | ME ± SD (95%CI) | |||||
| Physical function | 76.3 ± 22.2 (61.4;91.3) | 73.1 ± 44.7 (43.0;103.2) | 80.5 ± 24.7 (62.7;98.2) | 77.0 ± 24.4 (59.5;94.4) | 0.029 | .627 | .683 | .984 |
| Physical role functioning | 40.9 ± 37.5 (15.6;66.1) | 68.1 ± 65.2 (24.3;112.0) | 57.5 ± 40.9 (28.2;86.7) | 82.5 ± 47.2 (48.7;116.2) | 0.114 | .294 | .083 | .937 |
| Pain | 55.5 ± 28.0 (36.7;74.3) | 59.4 ± 33.6 (36.8;82.0) | 67.0 ± 31.2 (44.6;89.7) | 79.3 ± 28.5 (58.8;99.7) | 0.834 | .041 | .283 | .564 |
| General health perceptions | 50.6 ± 20.9 (36.5;64.7) | 43.0 ± 29.2 (23.3;62.6) | 52.5 ± 18.7 (39.0;65.9) | 43.9 ± 18.4 (30.6;57.1) | 0.097 | .849 | .274 | .947 |
| Vitality | 56.3 ± 20.3 (42.6;70.0) | 53.6 ± 28.1 (34.7;72.5) | 56.0 ± 22.0 (40.2;71.7) | 61.5 ± 14.5 (51.0;71.9) | 0.906 | .576 | .858 | .539 |
| Social role functioning | 69.3 ± 24.5 (52.7;85.8) | 78.4 ± 36.2 (54.0;102.4) | 83.7 ± 25.0 (65.8;101.6) | 86.2 ± 23.1 (69.6;102.8) | 0.883 | .140 | .421 | .654 |
| Emotional role functioning | 51.5 ± 47.9 (19.2;83.7) | 57.5 ± 66.8 (12.6;102.4) | 53.3 ± 50.1 (17.4;89.2) | 70.0 ± 42.8 (39.3;100.6) | 0.583 | .588 | .401 | .686 |
| Mental health | 72.0 ± 24.1 (55.7;88.2) | 63.6 ± 34.0 (40.7;86.5) | 61.2 ± 25.9 (42.6;79.7) | 69.6 ± 25.8 (51.0;88.1) | 2.570 | .614 | .936 | .092 |
ANOVA two-way (group × time interaction).
ME Mean, SD Standard deviation, NMES Neuromuscular electrical stimulation.