Table 6.
Comparison of the quality of life between the groups (mean ± SD)
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Group
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Functional limitation
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Physiological pain and discomfort
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Psychological and social
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Total score
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Before
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After
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Before
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After
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Before
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After
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Before
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After
|
|
| Control group (n = 43) | 3.70 ± 1.52 | 1.70 ± 0.96 | 2.37 ± 1.57 | 1.21 ± 0.41 | 3.26 ± 1.54 | 1.56 ± 0.98 | 9.33 ± 2.54 | 4.47 ± 1.32 |
| Intervention group (n = 43) | 3.74 ± 1.38 | 1.21 ± 0.68 | 2.33 ± 1.32 | 0.65 ± 0.48 | 3.21 ± 1.77 | 1.09 ± 0.75 | 9.28 ± 2.48 | 2.95 ± 1.11 |
| t value | 0.148 | 2.721 | 0.148 | 5.773 | 0.130 | 2.466 | 0.086 | 5.755 |
| P value | 0.882 | 0.008 | 0.882 | 0.000 | 0.897 | 0.016 | 0.932 | 0.000 |