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Table 4 Secondary outcome scores

From: Significant improvements in pain after a six-week physiotherapist-led exercise and education intervention, in patients with osteoarthritis awaiting arthroplasty, in South Africa: a randomised controlled trial

 

Experimental Group

n = 35

Control Group

n = 39

Between-group difference over time

 

Mean ± SD (out of 10)

Mean ± SD (out of 10)

Mean (95 % CI), ES (95 % CI)

Baseline

 Self-efficacy

 HRQoL

5.83 ± 2.57

0.36 ± 0.34

5.92 ± 2.24

0.38 ± 0.32

 

Week 6

 Self-efficacy

 HRQoL

7.36 ± 2.33*

0.65 ± 0.31

5.73 ± 1.96

0.44 ± 0.30

1.72(0.42, 3.0), ES = 0.76(0.28, 1.22)

0.23(0.6, 0.4), ES = 0.69(0.21, 1.15)

Week 12

 Self-efficacy

 HRQoL

6.95 ± 2.30

0.60 ± 0.32**

5.51 ± 2.00

0.36 ± 0.35

1.53 (0.38, 2.7), ES = 0.67(0.3, 1.13)

0.26(0.06, 0.46), ES = 0.71(0.24, 1.18)

Month 6

 Self-efficacy

 HRQoL

7.19 ± 2.12

0.55 ± 0.34

6.00 ± 1.93

0.37 ± 0.34

1.28(0.32, 2.2), ES = 0.59(0.12, 1.05)

0.2(0.05, 0.35), ES = 0.53(0.06, 0.99)

  1. *indicates a significant improvement in SE of the experimental group compared to control group
  2. **indicates a significant improvement in HRQoL of the experimental compared to control group