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Comparison of the SF-36 scores in Back School and clinic groups at baseline and at follow-up assessments (a higher value indicates a better condition) |
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| Back School group (n = 44) |
P** |
Clinic group (n = 47) |
P** |
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| Scales* |
Baseline Mean (SD) |
Follow-up Mean (SD) |
Baseline Mean (SD) |
Follow-up Mean (SD) |
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| PF |
55.5 (24.0) |
79.3 (18.6) |
< 0.001 |
53.4 (20.8) |
54.4 (27.0) |
0.58 |
| RP |
31.2 (26.4) |
78.9 (28.5) |
< 0.001 |
32.9 (35.7) |
40.9 (36.6) |
0.11 |
| BP |
43.4 (19.6) |
71.5 (16.2) |
< 0.001 |
43.5 (25.8) |
56.6 (30.0) |
0.001 |
| GH |
43.9 (23.1) |
61.6 (22.7) |
< 0.001 |
42.2 (22.4) |
47.3 (26.1) |
0.51 |
| MH |
52.7 (28.0) |
74.0 (22.8) |
< 0.001 |
48.8 (22.9) |
54.3 (26.6) |
0.04 |
| RE |
35.6 (42.0) |
72.8 (40.6) |
< 0.001 |
32.6 (40.4) |
34.0 (42.4) |
0.79 |
| VT |
48.7 (23.4) |
73.2 (22.0) |
< 0.001 |
48.6 (21.4) |
56.8 (25.6) |
0.02 |
| SF |
62.5 (28.2) |
87.7 (21.6) |
< 0.001 |
64.0 (29.3) |
69.1 (32.7) |
0.15 |
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* PF = Physical functioning, RP = Role physical, BP = Bodily pain, General health, MH = Mental health, RE = Role emotional, VT = Vitality, SF = Social functioning. ** Wilcoxon Signed Ranks test. | ||||||
Tavafian et al. BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 2007 8:21 doi:10.1186/1471-2474-8-21 |
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