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Table 3 Mean change [M; 95% Confidence Interval (95% CI)] scores in MacNew HRQL, effect size statistics [ES; t0-t2] and minimal important difference [MID; t0-t2] over time

From: Cardiac rehabilitation in Austria: long term health-related quality of life outcomes

  

t0-t1

  

t1-t2

  

t0-t2

Deterioration

- MID [-0.5]

Unchanged

no change

= MID

Improvement

+ MID [0.5+]

MacNew

N

M

95% CI

p-value $

M

95% CI

p-value $

ES

N

%

N

%

N

%

Global

340

0.7

0.60 - 0.85

<0.001

-0.4

-0.60 - -0.23

<0.001

0.28

86

24.5

99

28.2

151

43.0

Emotional

320

0.6

0.49 - 0.76

<0.001

-0.4

-0.61 - -0.19

<0.001

0.20

80

22.8

94

26.8

139

39.6

Physical

339

0.9

1.0 - 0.70

<0.001

-0.5

-0.72 - - 0.33

<0.001

0.26

102

29.1

83

23.7

150

42.7

Social

338

0.8

0.67 - 0.98

<0.001

-0.3

-0.55 - -0.13

<0.001

0.40

85

24.2

77

21.9

171

48.7

  1. t0: baseline, pre rehabilitation
  2. t1: post rehabilitation, one month
  3. t2: two years follow-up
  4. ES: effect size statistics from t0 to t2
  5. MID: minimal important difference from t0 to t2 [MID = 0.5 MacNew points]
  6. $paired t-test