Table 3 Assessment of quality of life before and after the intervention
QUALEFFO-41 (0–100) | Study group | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group (n = 34) | Control group (n = 38) | |||
Pain | Baseline | 78.8 ± 14.1 | 81.4 ± 16.4 | 0.168 |
Post-intervention | 58.3 ± 13.6 | 67.7 ± 11.6 | 0.041 | |
p value | 0.015 | 0.037 | ||
Physical function | Baseline | 61.4 ± 15.9 | 59.7 ± 17.4 | 0.354 |
Post-intervention | 52.3 ± 16.7 | 49.7 ± 18.1 | 0.176 | |
p value | 0.176 | 0.089 | ||
Social function | Baseline | 56.7 ± 14.8 | 57.6 ± 15.1 | 0.531 |
Post-intervention | 50.1 ± 17.9 | 52.8 ± 16.7 | 0.605 | |
p value | 0.115 | 0.131 | ||
General health perception | Baseline | 68.7 ± 20.1 | 72.5 ± 18.9 | 0.251 |
Post-intervention | 55.9 ± 17.8 | 59.7 ± 21.6 | 0.226 | |
p value | 0.068 | 0.059 | ||
Mental function | Baseline | 58.2 ± 13.1 | 60.5 ± 11.2 | 0.398 |
Post-intervention | 44.9 ± 11.4 | 50.9 ± 14.9 | 0.067 | |
p value | 0.031 | 0.085 | ||
Total score | Baseline | 58.7 ± 15.8 | 59.1 ± 17.3 | 0.634 |
Post-intervention | 51.3 ± 16.9 | 53.9 ± 14.4 | 0.139 | |
p value | 0.116 | 0.153 | ||