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Table 3 Quality-of-life scores by study visit a

From: The BraveNet prospective observational study on integrative medicine treatment approaches for pain

Measure

Baseline

6-week study visit

12-week study visit

24-week study visit

Mean 24-week change from baseline

P valueb

CES-D (0c–60)

17.9 (10.49)

16.1 (10.93)

15.9 (11.83)

13.8 (11.02)

−4.0d

<.001

PSS-4 (0c–16)

6.7 (3.14)

6.2 (3.21)

5.9 (3.52)

6.1 (3.64)

−1.1d

<.001

SF-12v2 mental (0–100c)

43.5 (10.44)

45.4 (10.34)

45.6 (10.67)

46.5 (10.97)

3.1d

<.001

SF-12v2 physical (0–100c)

37.7 (10.24)

39.4 (10.61)

40.7 (10.72)

41.5 (11.56)

3.7d

<.001

Quality of sleep (0–10c)

4.7 (2.91)

5.0 (2.95)

5.1 (2.82)

5.3 (2.80)

0.7d

<.001

Fatigue scale (0c–10)

5.8 (2.19)

5.4 (2.32)

5.2 (2.36)

4.9 (2.55)

−0.8d

<.001

Sense of control (0–10c)

4.8 (2.47)

5.7 (2.28)

5.8 (2.37)

6.1 (2.45)

1.3d

<.001

  1. CES-D: Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale; PSS-4: Perceived Stress Scale-4; SF-12v2: 12-Item Short Form Health Survey.
  2. aValues per study visit shown are means (SD); mean 24-week change from baseline values from repeated-measures analysis.
  3. b P value indicates significant change from baseline and 24-week study visit if < .05; obtained from repeated-measures analysis.
  4. cIndicates better health.
  5. dIndicates improvement in health.
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