Table 2

Primary outcome measure (Dutch AIMS-SF)
Outcome measure
Intervention
 Control
 Comparison$



Pre
Post
Pre
Post
p


Range
 Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
 Mean
 SD
AIMS*#
 Physical
 7–35
 15.25
 4.61
 14.56
 4.52
 14.20
 4.40
 14.40
 4.74
 0.36

Symptoms
 3–15
 10.10
 3.05
 8.86
 3.34
 9.65
 3.07
 8.87
 3.16
 0.96

Social
 4–20
 11.94
 2.70
 11.40
 2.91
 11.43
 2.42
 11.88
 2.76
 0.31

Affect
 5–25
 12.27
 3.35
 11.19
 3.95
 11.23
 3.05
 11.48
 3.64
 0.22

* AIMS: The lower the scores, the better the functioning.

# Adjusted for baseline scores.

$ Using linear regression technique

Wetzels et al. BMC Family Practice 2008 9:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2296-9-7