Table 3.
Differences in the HRQOL at the three assessing times (repeated measure analysis of variance)
| Mean (standard deviation) | Time/ Group | Time/ Education | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time 1 | Time 2 | Time 3 | Fa | Siga | Fa | Siga | |
| Total HRQOL | 91.8 (10.2) | 83.2 (12.8) | 61.51 (16.0) | 1.1 | 0.33 | 4.7 | 0.009 |
| Physical HRQOL | 27.0 (3.9) | 23.9 (4.9) | 24.1 (4.5) | 2.7 | 0.02 | 6.3 | 0.002 |
| Psychological HRQOL | 12.0 (1.5) | 10.6 (2.1) | 20.6 (3.6) | 1.2 | 0.37 | 8.7 | <0.001 |
| Social HRQOL | 22.9 (3.3) | 20.3 (4.1) | 11.0 (2.1) | 1.1 | 0.55 | 2.1 | 0.08 |
| Environmental HRQOL | 29.8 (3.6) | 28.3 (4.1) | 28.6 (3.9) | 0.2 | 0.97 | 3.5 | 0.03 |
Abbreviations: HRQOL: Health related Quality of Life; a test of between subject effect; ns: non-significant