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Table 2 Differences and significance between baseline and 8 week follow-up using paired sample t-test

From: Effect on health-related quality of life of a multimodal physiotherapy program in patients with chronic musculoskeletal disorders

Pathology

EQ-5D Basel

EQ-5D Post

EQ-5D Mean diff.

EQ-VAS Basel

EQ-VAS Post

EQ-VAS Mean diff.

SF-12 Phys basel

SF-12 Phys post

SF-12 Phys mean diff.

SF-12 Mental basel

SF-12 Mental post

SF-12 Mental mean diff.

CLBP

0.76

0.95

0.19***

67.12

75.70

8.59***

43.16

44.9

1.74**

45.46

48.87

3.41**

(n = 154)

(±0.28)

(±0.21)

(0.04/-0.14)

(±23.00)

(±18.69)

(4.34/12.83)

(±10.42)

(±9.47)

(0.44/5.04)

(±11.90)

(±10.88)

(0.84/5.98)

CNP

0.70

0.80

0.1***

58.35

63.57

5.22***

42.80

43.45

0.65**

44.78

47.88

3.10***

(n = 48)

(±0.24)

(±0.18)

(0.05/0.14)

(±21.49)

(±19.67)

(4.38/14.06)

(±9.19)

(±9.50)

(0.31/2.98)

(±12.40)

(±9.93)

(2.66/7.54)

OA

0.55

0.75

0.20**

59.89

65.79

5.90***

38.41

41.86

3.45**

49.34

52.33

2.99***

(n = 42)

(±0.32)

(±0.28)

(0.02/0.27)

(±26.79)

(±22.02)

(6.71/21.29)

(±10.22)

(±10.42)

(0.63/6.26)

(±14.73)

(±10.42)

(3.22/10.76)

CMSKD

0.70

0.88

0.18***

60.81

69.03

7.22***

42.38

44.06

1.68*

46.57

49.72

3.15***

(n = 244)

(±0.26)

(±0.30)

(0.04/0.98)

(±22.65)

(±22.65)

(4.53/9.91)

(±10.48)

(±9.35)

(0.33/3.03)

(±11.98)

(±10.56)

(1.64/4.66)

  1. CLBP: Chronic low back pain.
  2. CNP: Chronic neck pain.
  3. OA: Osteoarthritis.
  4. CMSKD: Chronic musculoskeletal disease.
  5. EQ-5D: EuroQoL 5 Dimensions.
  6. EQ-VAS: EuroQoL visual analogue scale.
  7. SF-12 Phys: Physical Health State.
  8. SF-12 Mental: Mental Health State.
  9. Basel: Baseline measurement.
  10. Post: Post-intervention measurement.
  11. Significance level:
  12. * = p < 0.05.
  13. ** = p < 0.005.
  14. *** = p <0.001.