Table 3

Mean ± SEM of the eight health categories of SF-36


Pre
Post
Follow-up1
Follow-up2
Follow-up3

PF
39.8 ± 3.6
39.8 ± 3.7
43.5 ± 4.8
44.1 ± 4.8
24.0 ± 9.9
RP
10.5 ± 3.8
12.9 ± 3.8
13.2 ± 2.6
13.6 ± 3.4
10.0 ± 6.1
BP
19.1 ± 2.0
22.0 ± 2.6
23.3 ± 3.7
27.9 ± 2.2
17.4 ± 4.0
GH
42.5 ± 2.7
42.2 ± 2.5
36.1 ± 1.9
44.6 ± 3.6
38.4 ± 2.9
VT
28.9 ± 2.5
31.8 ± 2.7
34.1 ± 3.2
37.1 ± 3.5
37.0 ± 8.5
SF
40.3 ± 4.2
42.2 ± 4.1
46.3 ± 5.6
45.5 ± 6.6
32.5 ± 10.2
RE
35.5 ± 7.3
48.3 ± 7.1
49.0 ± 8.9
66.7 ± 8.9*
41.7 ± 18.8
MH
46.8 ± 3.6
53.8 ± 3.2
55.3 ± 4.1
56.7 ± 4.1
48.0 ± 10.7

PF Physical Functioning; RP Role-Physical; BP Bodily Pain; GH General Health; VT Vitality; SF Social Functioning; RE Role-Emotional; MH Mental Health. *Significantly different from pre (p = 0.043).

Joos et al. Journal of Negative Results in BioMedicine 2004 3:1   doi:10.1186/1477-5751-3-1

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