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