Table 4 Comparison of changes of the HRQoL and its dimensions in CG and IG.

From: Hospital-to-home care transition program for deep partial-thickness burns: improved scar outcomes and quality of life

RHD and its dimensions

Group

95% CI

Cohen’s d

P-value b

Interactive effect of time and group

β

P-value c

IG

CG

M ± SD

M ± SD

Total (Range: 40–200)

Baseline

91.95 ± 3.28

91.77 ± 3.52

−0.39 to 0.49

0.05

0.88

Time

21.7

< 0.001

Follow-up1

138.02 ± 4.17

104.57 ± 5.69

5.58 to 7.83

6.71

< 0.001

Group

26.7

< 0.001

Follow-up2

194.85 ± 1.85

145.25 ± 5.50

10.16 to 14.01

12.09

< 0.001

Time*Group

24.7

< 0.001

P-value a

< 0.001

< 0.001

      

Physical (Range:18–90)

Baseline

38.08 ± 1.97

38.08 ± 2.31

−0.44 to 0.44

0.00

0.509

   

Follow-up1

61.05 ± 2.75

45.52 ± 3.79

4.24 to 6.47

5.35

< 0.001

   

Follow-up2

89.12 ± 1.05

63.95 ± 4.04

9.10 to 12.94

11.02

< 0.001

   

P-value a

< 0.001

< 0.001

      

Mental (Range:11–55)

Baseline

26.47 ± 3.10

26.02 ± 2.99

−0.29 to 0.59

0.15

0.465

   

Follow-up1

39.35 ± 2.01

25.8 ± 3.16

4.96 to 7.21

9.09

< 0.001

   

Follow-up2

54.65 ± 1.58

40.10 ± 2.47

9.25 to 13.09

11.17

< 0.001

   

P-value a

< 0.001

< 0.001

      

Social (Range:11–55)

Baseline

27.4 ± 1.72

27.67 ± 1.62

−0.06 to 0.28

−0.16

    

Follow-up1

37.67 ± 2.41

30.25 ± 2.31

3.44 to 5.68

4.56

< 0.001

   

Follow-up2

51.07 ± 1.72

41.22 ± 2.32

7.18 to 11.02

9.1

< 0.001

   

P-value a

< 0.001

< 0.001

      
  1. a P-values for comparing scores between the baseline and follow-ups (derived from one-way repeated measures ANOVA); b P-values for comparing differences between CG and IG (derived from independent t-test); c P-value for testing the effect of time and group on the research variables (derived from two-way repeated measure ANOVA).
  2. IG, intervention group; CG, control group; M, mean; SD, standard deviation; HRQoL, health-related quality of life.
  3. P < 0.05.
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