Table VI.
Questionnaire outcomes
| ICT (n=24) |
95% CI | Control (n=24) |
95% CI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Median (25th–75th percentile) | Mean (SD) | Median (25th–75th percentile) | |||
| MFIS | ||||||
| Pre-ICT | 27.43 (15.76) | 28.00 (16.50–38.50) | 20.99–33.88 | 26.13 (17.65) | 28.00 (9.50–41.00) | 18.92–33.35 |
| Post-ICT | 21.48 (14.34) | 20.00 (11.00–29.50) | 15.62–27.34 | 25.74 (16.62) | 27.00 (9.50–40.50) | 18.95–32.53 |
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| p-value (pre-ICT vs post-ICT)* | 0.0014 | p-value (control)* | 0.52 | |||
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| BDI | ||||||
| Pre-ICT | 7.61 (6.15) | 7.00 (2.50–11.00) | 5.10–10.12 | 7.96 (6.90) | 7.00 (2.00–9.50) | 5.14–10.78 |
| Post-ICT | 4.74 (3.39) | 6.00 (1.00–8.00) | 3.35–6.12 | 8.30 (6.81) | 7.00 (3.50–10.50) | 5.52–11.09 |
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| p-value (pre-ICT vs post-ICT)* | 0.019 | p-value (control)* | 0.31 | |||
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| MSWS-12 | ||||||
| Pre-ICT | 17.74 (6.90) | 15.00 (13.50–20.00) | 15.00–20.56 | 17.43 (5.72) | 18.00 (12.00–20.00) | 15.10–19.80 |
| Post-ICT | 16.17 (6.19) | 13.00 (12.00–18.00) | 13.64–18.70 | 17.91 (5.60) | 19.00 (12.00–21.00) | 15.62–20.20 |
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| p-value (pre-ICT vs post-ICT)* | 0.03 | p-value (control)* | 0.06 | |||
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| SF-36 – RLEP (%) | ||||||
| Pre-ICT | 76.87 (29.22) | 100.00 (67.00–100.00) | 64.93–88.81 | 75.35 (32.21) | 100.00 (67.00–100.00) | 62.18–88.51 |
| Post-ICT | 87.04 (19.37) | 100.00 (67.00–100.00) | 79.13–94.96 | 73.87 (33.64) | 100.00 (50.00–100.00) | 60.23–87.50 |
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| p-value (pre-ICT vs post-ICT)* | 0.049 | p-value (control)* | 0.33 | |||
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| SF-36 – E (%) | ||||||
| Pre-ICT | 51.30 (16.67) | 50.00 (40.00–65.00) | 44.49–58.12 | 52.17 (25.31) | 45.00 (35.00–70.00) | 41.83–62.52 |
| Post-ICT | 58.70 (17.00) | 60.00 (55.00–70.00) | 51.75–65.64 | 51.52 (23.42) | 45.00 (35.00–70.00) | 41.95–61.10 |
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| p-value (pre-ICT vs post-ICT)* | 0.036 | p-value (control)* | 0.74 | |||
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| SF-36 – EWB (%) | ||||||
| Pre-ICT | 75.13 (14.37) | 80.00 (64.00–88.00) | 69.26–81.00 | 72.52 (15.55) | 72.00 (64.00–88.00) | 66.17–78.87 |
| Post-ICT | 82.61 (10.06) | 84.00 (76.00–90.00) | 78.50–86.72 | 73.22 (14.29) | 72.00 (66.00–88.00) | 67.38– 79.06 |
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| p-value (pre-ICT vs post-ICT)* | 0.0018 | p-value (control)* | 0.58 | |||
MFIS: Modified Fatigue Impact Scale; ICT: intensive circuit class therapy; BDI: Beck Depression Inventory; MSWS-12: Twelve-Item Multiple Sclerosis Walking Scale; SF-36-E: Energy/fatigue; SF-36-RLEP: Role limitations due to emotional problems; SF-36-EWB: Emotional well-being.
*
Student’s t-test for dependent samples.