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Table 4 Changes in quality of life after rehabilitation for a) all participants, b) participants with cardiac and/or chronic respiratory disease (CCRD), c) participants with risk factors (RF)

From: Tasmanian Aborigines step up to health: evaluation of a cardiopulmonary rehabilitation and secondary prevention program

 

All participants

CCRD

RF

 

n

Mean (95% CI)

n

Mean (95% CI)

n

Mean (95% CI)

SF 361 (0–100 good)

Physical function

61

5.1 (-0.9, 11.1)

24

6.3 (-2.1, 14.6)

37

4.3 (-4.3, 12.9)

Role physical

58

11.2 (-0.5, 22.9)

23

5.4 (-14.7, 25.5)

35

15.0 (0.1, 29.9)

General health

60

9.7 (4.4, 14.9)

22

3.7 (-4.5, 12.0)

36

13.3 (6.5, 20.1)

Bodily pain

58

7.4 (0.5, 14.4)

23

4.9 (-8.0, 17.8)

37

9.3 (0.5, 17.5)

Vitality

59

15.3 (9.6, 21.1)

24

12.1 (0.7, 23.5)

35

17.6 (11.5, 23.7)

Social functioning

59

8.5 (0.8, 16.3)

23

8.7 (-4.5, 22.0)

36

8.4 (-1.7, 18.5)

Role emotional

59

13.5 (1.0, 26.1)

23

16.0 (1.6, 30.3)

36

12.0 (-6.9, 30.9)

Mental health

59

14.2 (8.6, 19.9)

24

14.3 (7.2, 21.4)

35

14.2 (5.6, 22.7)

CRQ2 (0–7 best)

Dyspnoea

45

0.6 (0.1, 1.0)

20

0.9 (0.2, 1.5)

25

0.3 (-0.3, 0.9)

Fatigue

46

0.8 (0.4, 1.3)

19

0.4 (-0.4, 1.1)

27

1.2 (0.6, 1.7)

  1. Data shown as mean change from baseline, 95% confidence intervals (CI).
  2. 1SF36 = Medical Outcomes Short Form, 2CRQ = Chronic Respiratory Questionnaire.