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Table 3 SF-36 scores at baseline, 8 weeks, 6 months and 12 months

From: Short and medium-term effects of an education self-management program for individuals with osteoarthritis of the knee, designed and delivered by health professionals: A quality assurance study

SF-36 (0 to 100)

BL

8 wks

6 mths

12 mths

F (df)

p-value

Change at 12 mths Mean (95% CI)

Effect size (d)

Physical Function

47.36 (2.49)

52.00 (2.62)

56.13 (2.62)

55.66 (3.13)

5.47(3,201)

< 0.001

7.73 (2.70 to 12.70)

0.3

Role Physical

29.77 (4.54)

41.54 (4.87)

43.01 (4.99)

46.69 (5.23)

4.48(3,201)

0.004

16.91 (7.20 to 26.50)

0.4

Bodily Pain

35.50 (1.85)

40.39 (2.06)

41.52 (2.52)

43.64 (2.49)

3.49(3,201)

0.017

8.14 (3.03 to 13.20)

0.5

General Health

63.72 (2.58)

67.05 (2.25)

69.13 (2.57)

69.79 (2.50)

3.42(3,201)

0.018

6.07 (1.50 to 10.50)

0.3

Vitality

50.41 (2.73)

56.38 (2.10)

57.30 (2.41)

60.73 (2.58)

7.64(3,201)

< 0.001

10.30 (5.20 to 15.30)

0.4

Social Function

69.64 (3.04)

78.67 (2.46)

76.72 (2.81)

79.98 (2.72)

5.16(3,201)

0.002

10.30 (4.80 to 15.70)

0.4

Role Emotional

53.97 (5.31)

66.14 (4.81)

71.05 (4.98)

73.01 (4.80)

5.27(3,201)

0.002

19.04 (9.10 to 28.90)

0.4

Mental Health

71.02 (2.25)

77.11 (1.70)

79.00 (1.90)

78.73 (2.11)

9.34(3,201)

< 0.001

7.70 (3.60 to 11.70)

0.4

  1. Values are mean (SE). Higher scores indicate improvement; F-values and p-values are for repeated measures ANOVA. Change at 12 months values are mean (95% CI). Effect size is for pair wise comparison between baseline and 12 month scores.