Table 3

Clinical outcomes 0–12 months

Item
N
0 months
12 months
0 months vs. 12 months



Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
P-value
Median difference (95%-CI)*
Improved
SRM

Disease Score (0–10)
237
6.65 (1.81)
3.19 (2.27)
p < 0.001
4.00 (3.50 to 4.00)
87%
1.34
Symptom Score (0–10)
336
5.95 (1.75)
3.49 (2.12)
p < 0.001
2.50 (2.25 to 2.75)
84%
1.04
SF-36 scales (0–100)







-Physical Function
270
75.34 (22.74)
83.18 (19.41)
p < 0.001
10.00 (7.50 to 10.00)
63%
0.42
-Role Physical
267
42.51 (39.20)
67.79 (37.20)
p < 0.001
37.50 (37.50 to 50.00)
55%
0.63
-Role-Emotional
268
47.26 (41.87)
70.58 (38.09)
p < 0.001
33.34 (33.30 to 50.00)
49%
0.55
-Social Functioning
272
62.13 (25.75)
75.28 (24.37)
p < 0.001
18.75 (12.50 to 25.00)
58%
0.49
-Mental Health
271
54.21 (18.65)
65.05 (19.00)
p < 0.001
12.00 (8.00 to 14.00)
71%
0.57
-Bodily Pain
272
55.91 (28.41)
66.93 (27.65)
p < 0.001
16.00 (11.50 to 20.00)
55%
0.41
-Vitality
271
38.68 (17.85)
51.49 (18.68)
p < 0.001
15.00 (12.50 to 17.50)
68%
0.67
-General Health
268
50.86 (18.80)
58.39 (19.55)
p < 0.001
8.50 (6.00 to 10.00)
65%
0.44
SF-36 Health Change (1–5**)
272
3.23 (1.08)
2.15 (1.09)
p < 0.001
1.50 (1.00 to 1.50)
69%
0.68
SF-36 Physical Component
263
43.13 (10.25)
47.10 (9.78)
p < 0.001
3.90 (2.83 to 4.97)
68%
0.44
SF-36 Mental Component
263
38.31 (11.67)
45.01 (11.76)
p < 0.001
6.45 (4.94 to 7.96)
69%
0.55
KINDL subscales (0–100)







-Psychic
35
67,36 (15,27)
70,68 (15,64)
p = 0.188
3.41 (-2.27 to 9.09)
60%
0.20
-Somatic
35
70,57 (14,47)
75,60 (9,35)
p = 0.071
4.17 (0.00 to 9.72)
66%
0.37
-Social
35
69,90 (11,95)
73,16 (11,78)
p = 0.063
4.17 (0.00 to 7.29)
66%
0.28
-Function
33
64,39 (14,33)
67,94 (10,44)
p = 0.187
3.41 (-2.27 to 7.96)
61%
0.25
KINDL Summary Score (0–100)
35
67.86 (11.02)
71.48 (9.79)
p = 0.063
3.59 (-0.07 to 7.65)
63%
0.34
KITA subscales (0–100)







-Psychosoma
51
69.53 (15.45)
77.21 (13.60)
p = 0.001
9.38 (4.17 to 12.50)
69%
0.51
-Daily Life
56
59.23 (21.78)
68.14 (18.52)
p = 0.001
10.42 (4.17 to 14.58)
63%
0.53

*Positive differences indicate improvement. Improved: Percentage of patients improved from baseline. **1 = "much better now than one year ago", 5 = "much worse now than one year ago". SRM: Standardised Response Mean effect size (small: 0.20–0.49, medium: 0.50–0.79, large: ≥ 0.80).

Hamre et al. BMC Public Health 2007 7:61   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-7-61