Table 3: Scores on the Short Form-36 (SF-36) questionnaire subscales.
| SF-36 | Group | P* (Interaction effect) | P † (Time [T0 versus T16]) | Cohen’s d | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMT () | 95% CI | RT() | 95% CI | Effect size post-intervention | ||||
| Physical role functioning | T0 | 51.4 | 43.22-59.58 | 38.3 | 31.70-44.90 | 0.034 | 0.001 | 0.14 |
| T16 | 54.8 | 46.26-63.34 | 51.4 | 42.57-60.23 | ||||
| Physical functioning | T0 | 32.8 | 19.57-46.03 | 30.5 | 16.62-44.38 | 0.726 | < 0.001 | 0.16 |
| T16 | 57.5 | 42.50-72.50 | 50.8 | 37.57-64.03 | ||||
| Bodily pain | T0 | 50.4 | 40.41-60.39 | 48.0 | 38.81-57.19 | 0.886 | 0.060 | 0.18 |
| T16 | 59.3 | 50.14-68.46 | 54.8 | 45.75-63.85 | ||||
| General health perceptions | T0 | 55.8 | 48.23-63.37 | 59.8 | 51.36-68.24 | 0.425 | 0.098 | -0.06 |
| T16 | 60.8 | 53.88-67.72 | 62.0 | 54.57-69.43 | ||||
| Vitality | T0 | 55.6 | 47.99-63.21 | 46.4 | 38.72-54.08 | 0.256 | < 0.001 | 0.25 |
| T16 | 64.5 | 58.41-70.59 | 60.3 | 53.13-67.47 | ||||
| Social role functioning | T0 | 72.8 | 62.63-82.97 | 70.8 | 59.80-81.80 | 0.465 | 0.932 | 0.29 |
| T16 | 74.0 | 65.78-82.22 | 67.3 | 57.89-76.71 | ||||
| Emotional role functioning | T0 | 34.7 | 19.38-50.02 | 28.1 | 14.76-41.44 | 0.261 | < 0.001 | -0.08 |
| T16 | 61.1 | 46.25-75.96 | 64.6 | 49.96-79.24 | ||||
| Mental health | T0 | 65.2 | 57.63-72.77 | 60.5 | 52.86-68.14 | 0.399 | 0.006 | 0.52 |
| T16 | 74.1 | 68.22-79.98 | 65.6 | 58.75-72.45 | ||||
SMT = sensory-motor training; CI = confidence interval; RT = resistance training. *Analysis of variance (ANOVA) for repeated measurements; †paired t test conducted to compare means. T0 = baseline; T16 = 16 weeks post-intervention.