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Table 4 Evolution of quality of life measured using the SF-36 questionnaire in the intervention groups

From: Therapeutic ultrasound versus injection of local anesthetic in the treatment of women with chronic pelvic pain secondary to abdominal myofascial syndrome: a randomized clinical trial

SF-36

 

IA mean ± SD

TUS mean ± SD

P*

IA mean ± SD

TUS mean ± SD

P*

Domain

Functional capacity

Limitation by physical aspects

Before

44.50 (± 22.71)

51.39 (± 26.56)

0.4167

17.50 (± 24.47)

19.44 (± 31.57)

0.8669

1 week

50.50 (± 24.54)

61.67 (± 26.90)

0.1888

23.75 (± 31.91)

33.33 (± 40.22)

0.4092

1 month

51.00 (± 24.42)

58.33 (± 25.50)

0.3873

21.25 (± 37.41)

30.56 (± 34.89)

0.4228

3 months

48.75 (± 28.14)

56.39 (± 25.08)

0.3679

26.25 (± 40.13)

25.00 (± 33.21)

0.9142

6 months

55.25 (± 28.77)

58.06 (± 27.23)

0.7406

40.00 (± 44.72)

25.00 (± 33.21)

0.1972

Domain

Pain

General health status

Before

31.60 (± 15.26)

21.61 (± 16.61)

0.1352

45.35 (± 25.88)

47.44 (± 21.05)

0.7959

1 week

35.45 (± 25.95)

31.12 (± 22.75)

0.5205

47.65 (± 27.06)

53.28 (± 21.10)

0.4873

1 month

34.05 (± 20.27)

28.78 (21.37)

0.4291

44.30 (± 27.99)

51.00 (± 21.40)

0.4084

3 months

34.20 (± 19.91)

26.67 (± 20.51)

0.2591

48.30 (± 27.89)

48.44 (± 27.13)

0.9858

6 months

37.30 (± 19.81)

33.61 (± 25.93)

0.5799

48.75 (± 26.80)

51.72 (± 20.31)

0.7135

Domain

Vitality

Social aspects

Before

32.00 (± 24.94)

31.67(± 21.42)

0.9684

41.65 (± 25.11)

40.06 (± 27.97)

0.8711

1 week

35.75 (± 26.22)

40.83 (± 26.25)

0.5456

45.95 (± 25.98)

49.78 (± 33.26)

0.6969

1 month

39.00 (± 23.54)

39.44 (± 25.95)

0.9578

51.05 (± 30.40)

47.72 (± 34.72)

0.7349

3 months

39.00 (± 31.23)

34.17 (± 24.33)

0.5655

39.85 (± 27.70)

42.83 (± 32.54)

0.7615

6 months

44.00 (± 30.33)

39.17 (± 21.16)

0.5655

56.10 (± 34.12)

48.39 (± 29.13)

0.4331

Domain

Limitation by emotional aspects

Mental health

Before

6.65 (± 23.18)

18.39 (± 28.40)

0.3118

43.70 (± 25.65)

39.11 (± 21.24)

0.5348

1 week

26.50 (± 36.68)

31.39 (± 41.93)

0.6731

46.00 (± 21.69)

48.00 (± 22.29)

0.6059

1 month

19.95 (± 38.03)

20.33 (± 38.15)

0.9736

46.00 (± 19.68)

46.89 (± 24.54)

0.7141

3 months

28.40 (± 44.92)

9.17 (± 18.96)

0.1002

41.37(± 26.09)

42.22 (± 17.95)

0.9325

6 months

28.25 (± 42.20)

18.44 (± 32.75)

0.3979

45.10 (± 25.34)

48.00 (± 18.06)

0.6755

  1. Orthogonal contrasts in the mixed-effects regression model
  2. IA injection of local anesthetic, TUS therapeutic ultrasound, SD standard deviation, P*, p value