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Table 3 Differences in each of HRQoL domain scores by group and time

From: Effectiveness of family support health education intervention to improve health-related quality of life among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Melaka, Malaysia

 

Intervention Group (N = 44)

Control Group (N = 44)

p-value

SF-36v2 HRQoL Domains

T1

Median (IQR)

T2

Median (IQR)

T3

Median (IQR)

T1

Median (IQR)

T2

Median (IQR)

T3

Median (IQR)

 

Physical functioning (PF)

36.49 (9.57)

51.80 (7.66)

57.54 (0.00)

38.40 (14.83)

53.71 (7.66)

57.54 (0.00)

0.018*

Role limitation due to physical condition (RP)

30.21 (4.49)

40.32 (10.66)

57.16 (0.00)

30.21 (11.23)

44.81 (17.96)

54.91 (4.50)

< 0.001*

Bodily pain (BP)

62.00 (6.45)

62.00 (0.00)

62.00 (0.00)

62.00 (0.00)

62.00 (0.00)

62.00 (0.00)

0.97

General health (GH)

47.48 (13.66)

53.19 (13.67)

66.50 (1.43)

47.48 (11.53)

51.52 (9.98)

54.38 (9.51)

< 0.001*

Vitality (VT)

34.77 (8.17)

43.69 (11.89)

70.42 (5.94)

37.74 (14.86)

45.18 (14.86)

52.60 (8.91)

< 0.001*

Social functioning (SF)

27.26 (10.03)

27.26 (10.03)

57.34 (0.00)

32.27 (10.03)

37.29 (15.04)

47.31 (10.02)

< 0.001*

Role limitation due to personal emotional problem (RE)

35.28 (13.05)

45.72 (20.89)

56.17 (0.00)

45.72 (20.89)

47.46 (10.45)

52.69 (10.45)

< 0.001*

General mental health (MH)

44.33 (7.85)

48.25 (5.23)

63.95 (2.62)

48.25 (9.81)

48.25 (5.23)

50.87 (7.84)

< 0.001*

Physical component score (PCS)

42.39 (6.61)

53.32 (8.05)

59.91 (0.50)

44.60 (8.19)

53.96 (7.29)

59.00 (3.11)

0.07

Mental component score (MCS)

37.97 (9.00)

38.75 (8.73)

60.92 (2.15)

42.78 (10.27)

43.21 (9.21)

46.21 (9.55)

< 0.001*

  1. Note: * indicates significant p-value < 0.05 from the comparison between intervention and control groups across the time