Table 4.
Evolution of quality of life measured using the SF-36 questionnaire in the intervention groups
| SF-36 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IA mean ± SD | TUS mean ± SD | P* | IA mean ± SD | TUS mean ± SD | P* | |
| Domain | Functional capacity | Limitation by physical aspects | ||||
| Before | 44.50 (± 22.71) | 51.39 (± 26.56) | 0.4167 | 17.50 (± 24.47) | 19.44 (± 31.57) | 0.8669 |
| 1 week | 50.50 (± 24.54) | 61.67 (± 26.90) | 0.1888 | 23.75 (± 31.91) | 33.33 (± 40.22) | 0.4092 |
| 1 month | 51.00 (± 24.42) | 58.33 (± 25.50) | 0.3873 | 21.25 (± 37.41) | 30.56 (± 34.89) | 0.4228 |
| 3 months | 48.75 (± 28.14) | 56.39 (± 25.08) | 0.3679 | 26.25 (± 40.13) | 25.00 (± 33.21) | 0.9142 |
| 6 months | 55.25 (± 28.77) | 58.06 (± 27.23) | 0.7406 | 40.00 (± 44.72) | 25.00 (± 33.21) | 0.1972 |
| Domain | Pain | General health status | ||||
| Before | 31.60 (± 15.26) | 21.61 (± 16.61) | 0.1352 | 45.35 (± 25.88) | 47.44 (± 21.05) | 0.7959 |
| 1 week | 35.45 (± 25.95) | 31.12 (± 22.75) | 0.5205 | 47.65 (± 27.06) | 53.28 (± 21.10) | 0.4873 |
| 1 month | 34.05 (± 20.27) | 28.78 (21.37) | 0.4291 | 44.30 (± 27.99) | 51.00 (± 21.40) | 0.4084 |
| 3 months | 34.20 (± 19.91) | 26.67 (± 20.51) | 0.2591 | 48.30 (± 27.89) | 48.44 (± 27.13) | 0.9858 |
| 6 months | 37.30 (± 19.81) | 33.61 (± 25.93) | 0.5799 | 48.75 (± 26.80) | 51.72 (± 20.31) | 0.7135 |
| Domain | Vitality | Social aspects | ||||
| Before | 32.00 (± 24.94) | 31.67(± 21.42) | 0.9684 | 41.65 (± 25.11) | 40.06 (± 27.97) | 0.8711 |
| 1 week | 35.75 (± 26.22) | 40.83 (± 26.25) | 0.5456 | 45.95 (± 25.98) | 49.78 (± 33.26) | 0.6969 |
| 1 month | 39.00 (± 23.54) | 39.44 (± 25.95) | 0.9578 | 51.05 (± 30.40) | 47.72 (± 34.72) | 0.7349 |
| 3 months | 39.00 (± 31.23) | 34.17 (± 24.33) | 0.5655 | 39.85 (± 27.70) | 42.83 (± 32.54) | 0.7615 |
| 6 months | 44.00 (± 30.33) | 39.17 (± 21.16) | 0.5655 | 56.10 (± 34.12) | 48.39 (± 29.13) | 0.4331 |
| Domain | Limitation by emotional aspects | Mental health | ||||
| Before | 6.65 (± 23.18) | 18.39 (± 28.40) | 0.3118 | 43.70 (± 25.65) | 39.11 (± 21.24) | 0.5348 |
| 1 week | 26.50 (± 36.68) | 31.39 (± 41.93) | 0.6731 | 46.00 (± 21.69) | 48.00 (± 22.29) | 0.6059 |
| 1 month | 19.95 (± 38.03) | 20.33 (± 38.15) | 0.9736 | 46.00 (± 19.68) | 46.89 (± 24.54) | 0.7141 |
| 3 months | 28.40 (± 44.92) | 9.17 (± 18.96) | 0.1002 | 41.37(± 26.09) | 42.22 (± 17.95) | 0.9325 |
| 6 months | 28.25 (± 42.20) | 18.44 (± 32.75) | 0.3979 | 45.10 (± 25.34) | 48.00 (± 18.06) | 0.6755 |
Orthogonal contrasts in the mixed-effects regression model
IA injection of local anesthetic, TUS therapeutic ultrasound, SD standard deviation, P*, p value