Table 2.
Quality of life.
| SF-36a domains | Control group scores | Telerehabilitation group scores | P valueb | |||||
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Before isolation, mean (SD) | After isolation, mean (SD) | Mean ∆ | Before isolation, mean (SD) | After isolation, mean (SD) | Mean ∆ |
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| Physical functioning | 38 (26) | 32 (28) | −6 | 20 (18) | 15 (16) | −5 | .95 | |
| Physical role | 45 (48) | 32 (36) | −13 | 25 (36) | 28 (35) | 3 | .13 | |
| Physical pain | 53 (17) | 50 (20) | −4 | 46 (12) | 49 (13) | 3 | .24 | |
| General health | 49 (22) | 44 (23) | −5 | 38 (24) | 33 (22) | −5 | .92 | |
| Vitality | 56 (23) | 45 (17) | −10 | 49 (17) | 44 (15) | −6 | .34 | |
| Social functioning | 73 (30) | 62 (27) | −12 | 57 (27) | 74 (21) | 17 | .03c | |
| Emotional role | 62 (43) | 55 (43) | −7 | 63 (46) | 63 (46) | 0 | .76 | |
| Mental health | 75 (18) | 64 (20) | −11 | 72 (14) | 74 (14) | 2 | .02c | |
aSF-36: 36-item Short Form Health Survey.
bDerived from a t test or Mann-Whitney test.
cSignificant at the P<.05 level.