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Table 4 Comparison of mean changes and percentage changes between baseline and 12 months’ follow-up for the three groups

From: Health related quality of life assessment in acute coronary syndrome patients: the effectiveness of early phase I cardiac rehabilitation

 

MCRP (n = 14)

CCRP (n = 19)

Control (n = 27)

Mean difference

(%)

Mean difference

(%)

Mean difference

(%)

Components

 PCS

11.46

31.44 a,b

10.96

30.25 b

6.27

16.08 b

 MCS

5.9

13.09

6.71

15.35 b

7.96

19.84 a,b

Domains

 PF

30.36 c

59.03 b

35.79c

77.27 a,b

20.16 c

37.55 b

 RP

41.07 c

229.96 a,b

32.89c

124.98 b

36.11 c

185.76 b

 BP

16.57

26.48

20.53c

38.61 a,b

9.96

16.73

 GH

16.93

32.83b

18.00

36.12 a,b

13.26

24.54 b

 VT

14.64

25.95 a,b

12.11

21.60

13.52

24.83 b

 SF

20.53 c

34.84 a,b

14.47

21.36

8.80

13.87

 RE

30.96 c

108.42

31.58c

128.60 b

37.04 c

300.17 a,b

 MH

11.43

15.94 b

19.37

30.97 a,b

17.48

29.28 b

  1. aHighest percentage of mean differences among the three groups
  2. b p value for paired t-test is significant at p < 0.05
  3. cMCID with reference point as 20-points differences in changes over time with the SF-36 (Ware et al., 1993; Wyrwich et al., 2004; Kemmler et al., 2010)