Table 4. Changes in the SF-36 domains.
SF-36 |
Group |
Baseline |
6 weeks |
12 weeks |
Functional Capacity |
ETG |
95 (85-96) |
95 (77–96) |
95 (86-100) |
CTG |
95 (75-97) |
95 (80–97) |
95 (70-97) |
CG |
85 (65-91) |
80 (66-91) |
82 (68–90) |
Physical Aspects |
ETG |
100 (68-100) |
100 (75-100) |
87 (75-100) |
CTG |
75 (62-100) |
75 (75–100) |
100 (75-100) |
CG |
100 (75-100) |
100 (37-100) |
100 (37–100) |
Pain |
ETG |
72 (51-100) |
72 (67–80) |
73 (61-88) |
CTG |
62 (56-79) |
74 (67–100) |
74 (67–100) * |
CG |
59 (48-72) |
56 (38–88) |
61 (51-88) |
General State |
ETG |
75 (57-89) |
82 (70–87) |
82 (7-87) |
CTG |
67 (54-84) |
62 (52–84) |
67 (52-96) |
CG |
84 (65-92) |
84 (64–92) |
84 (70-92) |
Vitality |
ETG |
71 (62-76) |
73 (65–87) |
79 (65-91) |
CTG |
65 (52-85) |
80 (67-85) |
80 (67-92) |
CG |
70 (53-77) |
65 (57-80) |
70 (65-80) |
Social Aspects |
ETG |
84 (59-100) |
85 (71-100) |
94 (68-100) |
CTG |
100 (81-100) |
100 (87-100) |
100 (87-100) |
CG |
87 (87-100) |
87 (75-100) |
87 (75-100) |
Emotional Aspects |
ETG |
83 (50-100) |
100 (100-100) |
100 (66-100) |
CTG |
100 (66-100) |
100 (83-100) |
100 (83–100) |
CG |
83 (24-100) |
100 (100-100) |
100 (66-100) |
Mental Health |
ETG |
80 (65-93) |
80 (78-85) |
84 (76-94) |
CTG |
72 (66-78) |
88 (64–94) |
88 (74-98) |
CG |
72 (55-88) |
76 (65–88) |
72 (65-86) |
SF-36: Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short Form Health Survey; ETG: Elastic tubing group; CTG: Conventional training group; CG: Control group.* p < 0.05.