Table 2 Descriptive statistics for anxiety and depression (HADS*) and quality of life (FACT- G** and I-QOL**)
| Â | Baseline | Â | Â | 8-weeks | Â | Â |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Surgical treatment | Pelvic floor training | Â | Surgical treatment | Pelvic floor training | Â |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Â |
HADS | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Anxiety | 5.0 (3.5) | 5.4 (2.7) | t = -0.50; p = 0.619 | 2.6 (2.4) | 4.7 (3.1) | t = -2.74; p = 0.008 |
Depression | 4.1 (3.6) | 4.2 (2.7) | t = -0.11; p = 0.917 | 2.3 (3.5) | 4.2 (3.2) | t = -2.00; p = 0.046 |
FACT-G | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Physical well-being | 23.0 (5.9) | 24.9 (3.8) | t = -1.31; p = 0.196 | 25.2 (3.7) | 25.4 (2.6) | t = -0.28; p = 0.784 |
Emotional well-being | 19.2 (3.6) | 18.2 (3.7) | t = 0.92; p = 0.363 | 21.6 (2.8) | 18.3 (3.3) | t = 3.88; p < 0.001 |
Functional well-being | 20.3 (6.0) | 20.3 (3.7) | t = 0.04; p = 0.965 | 23.0 (4.7) | 20.5 (3.7) | t = 2.05; p = 0.046 |
Social well-being | 16.7 (5.4) | 12.7 (3.5) | t = 3.21; p = 0.002 | 18.3 (4.3) | 14.5 (5.5) | t = 2.82; p = 0.007 |
Total | 79.2 (15.6) | 76.0 (9.2) | t = 0.92; p = 0.360 | 88.1 (12.1) | 78.7 (10.1) | t = 2.89; p = 0.006 |
I-QOL | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Avoidance | 24.8 (7.6) | 26.1 (6.7) | t = -0.66; p = 0.511 | 36.5 (4.6) | 28.7 (6.5) | t = 4.74; p < 0.001 |
Psychosocial impact | 33.9 (7.8) | 37.4 (5.7) | t = -1.78; p = 0.081 | 42.9 (3.1) | 38.7 (6.2) | t = 2.89; p = 0.008 |
Social embarrassment | 13.8 (5.9) | 16.7 (4.9) | t = -1.84; p = 0.072 | 23.7 (2.5) | 18.3 (4.6) | t = 4.89; p < 0.001 |
Total | 72.5 (18.2) | 80.2 (15.7) | t = -1.59; p = 0.117 | 103.1 (9.2) | 85.7 (16.5) | t = 4.41; p < 0.001 |