| |
n |
Baseline mean |
3-month mean |
mean change |
standard deviation of difference |
p |
Effect sizea |
| Depression |
24 |
7.75 |
6.00 |
-1.75 |
3.57 |
0.016* |
0.49 |
| Fatigue |
31 |
3.90 |
3.39 |
-0.51 |
2.10 |
0.180 |
0.25 |
| Pain - total |
31 |
56.4 |
51.0 |
-5.33 |
18.08 |
0.117 |
0.29 |
| Pain - average |
30 |
4.20 |
3.83 |
0.367 |
1.866 |
0.291 |
0.20 |
| Pain - discomfort |
31 |
3.42 |
3.16 |
-0.258 |
1.064 |
0.140 |
0.24 |
| Pain - duration |
31 |
3.90 |
3.55 |
-0.355 |
1.780 |
0.226 |
0.20 |
| Pain - frequency |
30 |
4.00 |
3.47 |
-0.533 |
1.358 |
0.038* |
0.39 |
| Pain - worst |
30 |
5.20 |
4.73 |
0.467 |
2.285 |
0.273 |
0.20 |
| HAQ Disability Index |
31 |
0.327 |
0.315 |
0.012 |
0.276 |
0.549 |
0.04 |
| EQ5D Index |
31 |
0.778 |
0.799 |
0.021 |
0.134 |
0.183 |
0.16 |
| Self-rated Health |
28 |
68.86 |
72.75 |
3.893 |
18.546 |
0.298 |
0.21 |
a Effect sizes are Cohen’s “d” (small = 0.20, medium = 0.40, large = 0.80)
*p < 0.05 |
