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Table 5 Responsiveness of the SF-36v2 scales and summary scores (N = 387)

From: Performance of the Dutch SF-36 version 2 as a measure of health-related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    

SRM (95% CI)

Scales

Baseline

6-month change

P

Total sample

Low disease activity

Moderate-high

(DAS28 ≤3.2)

disease activity

Mean (SD)

Mean (SD)

(n = 232)

(n = 101)

PF

57.05 (25.30)

10.10 (21.47)

<0.001

0.47 (0.37 to 0.58)

0.72 (0.58 to 0.85)

0.19 (0.00 to 0.38)

RP

45.45 (27.41)

12.90 (27.01)

<0.001

0.47 (0.36 to 0.58)

0.66 (0.53 to 0.79)

0.20 (0.01 to 0.38)

BP

45.16 (21.10)

18.20 ( 24.61)

<0.001

0.76 (0.65 to 0.85)

1.07 (0.94 to 1.19)

0.40 (0.22 to 0.58)

GH

55.60 (18.30)

2.76 (16.41)

0.001

0.17 (0.05 to 0.27)

0.40 (0.27 to 0.52)

−0.21 (0.41 to −0.00)

VT

53.60 (20.61)

5.56 ( 17.72)

<0.001

0.31 (0.21 to 0.42)

0.53 (0.39 to 0.66)

0.02 (−0.17 to 0.22)

SF

70.99 (24.43)

8.04 ( 24.08)

<0.001

0.33 (0.22 to 0.44)

0.52 (0.39 to 0.65)

0.11 (−0.11 to 0.33)

RE

66.88 (28.35)

3.47 (26.79)

0.011

0.13 (0.03 to 0.23)

0.31 (0.18 to 0.44)

−0.19 (−0.40 to 0.02)

MH

71.62 (19.22)

3.88 (17.68)

<0.001

0.22 (0.12 to 0.33)

0.37 (0.23 to 0.50)

0.05 (−0.16 to 0.27)

PCS

37.13 (9.18)

5.62 (8.58)

<0.001

0.66 (0.55 to 0.76)

0.93 (0.80 to 1.07)

0.32 (0.14 to 0.50)

MCS

48.33 (11.64)

0.98 (9.95)

0.052

0.10 (0.00 to 0.21)

0.26 (0.12 to 0.39)

−0.15 (−0.36 to 0.07)

  1. PF, Physical functioning; RP, Role-physical; BP, Bodily pain; GH, General health; VT, Vitality; SF, Social functioning; RE, Role-emotional; MH, Mental health; HT, Health transition; PCS, Physical component summary; MCS, Mental component summary; SRM, Standardized response mean.