Chapter 7 178 Table 2. Study measures at baseline, 8-week and 20 -week follow-up. Comparison within and between treatment groups and repeated measurements for all patients with adequate baseline data Quality of Life Scale RAND-36 Total group PFPT Postponed PFPT MD between groups Baseline mean(SD) (n=100) 20 weeks mean(SD) (n=69) p valueS Baseline mean(SD) (n=52) 8 weeks mean(SD) (n=45) p value¥ 20 weeks mean(SD) (n=37) p valueS Baseline mean(SD) (n=48) 8 weeks mean(SD) (n=40) p value¥ 20 weeks mean(SD) (n=32) p valueS p value Physical functioning 82.9(20.9) 90.3(14.1) <0.001¢ 84.9(18.7) 89.2(17.1) p=.124¢ 91.8(14.0) p=.052¢ 80.7(23.0) 87.1(16.9) p=.012¢ 88.6(14.3) p=.008¢ p=.174p Bodily pain 55.0(26.5) 76.8(20.5) <0.001t 54.8(25.2) 69.7(24.7) <0.001t 78.1(19.6) <0.001t 55.3(28.2) 74.4(21.9) <0.001¢ 75.4(21.6) <0.001t p=.339y Physical role 56.0(44.1) 76.1(38.9) p=.004¢ 57.7(43.3) 78.9(35.7) p=.004¢ 79.7(38.6) p=.022¢ 54.2(45.4) 73.1(36.4) p=.012¢ 71.9(39.5) p=.049¢ p=.176p Vitality 55.5(18.7) 60.9(16.1) p=.013t 55.5(20.4) 58.7(19.5) p=.296t 61.1(16.8) p=.054t 55.5(16.9) 57.6(15.6) p=.283t 60.6(15.6) p=.130t p=.753y General Health 66.9(18.8) 69.9(17.6) p=.036t 71.2(17.7) 73.2(19.3) p=.394¢ 73.1(18.4) p=.484t 62.3(19.0) 64.9(17.8) p=.222t 66.3(16.2) p=.029t p=.469y Social Functioning 72.4(24.2) 81.9(22.2) p=.011¢ 70.2(23.6) 81.4(22.2) p=.010¢ 84.5(21.3) p=.031¢ 74.7(24.8) 80.0(22.3) p=.065¢ 78.9(23.2) p=.157¢ p=.455y Emotional role 70.7(41.4) 83.6(31.1) p=.043¢ 76.3(36.4) 82.9(33.0) p=.085¢ 84.7(28.9) p=.747¢ 64.6(45.8) 79.2(32.6) p=.072¢ 82.3(33.9) p=.047¢ p=.192p Mental Health 66.2(14.5) 70.9(13.0) p=.003t 65.9(14.6) 71.1(17.7) p=.050t 71.5(11.5) p=.042t 66.5(14.7) 70.5(14.0) p=.035t 70.4(14.8) p=.038t p=.701y Health Change 46.5(24.6) 62.3(23.3) <0.001¢ 49.5(26.4) 61.7(28.5) p=.004t 64.2(25.4) p=.003t 43.2(22.3) 55.6(24.3) p=.004t 60.2(20.9) <0.001t p=.726y VAS-pain score 5.5(1.7) 1.5(1.6) <0.001¢ 5.6(1.6) 2.4(2.0) <0.001¢ 1.4(1.6) <0.001¢ 5.4(1.8) 4.7(1.9) <0.001¢ 1.6(1.6) <0.001¢ <0.001y t Paired t-test, ¢ Wilcoxon signed rank test p Mann Whitney U test y Unpaired T test ¥ p- value 8 weeks vs baseline S p- value 20 weeks vs baseline RAND-36= Short-Form 36 Health Survey; PFPT= pelvic floor physical therapy; MD= mean difference
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