Physical and mental health during follow up assessed using the medical outcomes study 36 item short form health survey (SF-36)
| Two weeks | Three months | Six months | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SF-36 category | NO (n=51) | FULL (n=52) | NO (n=40) | FULL (n=46) | NO (n=33) | FULL (n=46) |
| Raw scores on the SF-36 were transformed to scaled scores ranging from 0 to 100, where higher scores reflect better health or less impact on functioning. Data are mean (SD). | ||||||
| Physical functioning | 76 (22) | 76 (21) | 87 (17) | 90 (14) | 91 (12) | 88 (15) |
| Role functioning | ||||||
| Physical | 41 (44) | 54 (45) | 60 (43) | 75 (40) | 81 (35) | 77 (38) |
| Emotional | 74 (41) | 68 (42) | 72 (38) | 71 (39) | 83 (32) | 80 (37) |
| Social functioning | 65 (30) | 63 (31) | 83 (21) | 84 (19) | 86 (19) | 86 (21) |
| Bodily pain | 53 (23) | 44 (23) | 74 (23) | 78 (25) | 84 (19) | 74 (27) |
| Mental health | 74 (19) | 71 (17) | 75 (18) | 76 (18) | 76 (17) | 75 (19) |
| Vitality | 57 (23) | 60 (23) | 65 (20) | 65 (22) | 66 (18) | 68 (24) |
| General health perception | 75 (21) | 72 (16) | 71 (21) | 72 (16) | 74 (19) | 70 (20) |