Table 2 Comparison of the variation of the SF-36 and WLQ scores (between baseline and week 26) in the experimental groups.

Physical functioning

37

-1.49 (21.5)

38

0.92 (19.4)

-2.41

-11.8, 7.0

0.613

Role physical

38

6.58 (24.4)

38

5.49 (34.6)

1.09

-12.6, 14.8

0.874

Bodily pain

39

10.9 (21.1)†

38

9.63 (22.4)†

1.27

-8.6, 11.2

0.800

General health

36

4.94 (10.4)†

36

2.64 (13.9)

2;31

-3.5, 8.1

0.428

Vitality

36

7.78 (16.2)†

37

6.76 (20.2)

1.02

-7.5, 9.6

0.813

Social functioning

35

6.43 (21.9)

36

11.11 (23.9)†

-4.68

-15.5, 6.2

0.393

Role emotional

38

7.89 (39.8)

38

14.04 (35.2)

-6.14

-23.3, 11.0

0.479

Mental health

39

8.37 (16.0)†

37

4.32 (16.5)

4.05

-3.4, 11.5

0.281

Physical component summary

34

5.04 (10.1)†

36

4.64 (16.2)

0.41

-6.1, 6.9

0.900

Mental component summary

31

8.55 (17.2)†

34

9.52 (19.4)†

-0.97

-10.1, 8.1

0.832

WLQ scores

Time management

36

0.56 (13.5)

35

-0.11 (14.3)

0.66

-5.9, 7.2

0.841

Physical demands

37

4.62 (32.5)

38

3.35 (38.3)

1.27

-15.1, 17.6

0.877

Mental-interpersonal demands

37

-2.10 (6.3)

37

-1.70 (11.6)

-0.41

-4.8, 3.9

0.853

Output demands

38

-0.92 (9.4)

37

-5.95 (12.8)†

5.02

-0.2,10.2

0.057

WLQ index (percent)

34

-0.18 (2.4)

34

-0.72 (3.2)

0.54

-0.8,1.8

0.435