Table 2 Sailing-based intervention’s significant impact on HRQoL and psychological well-being (N = 8).
HRQoL & psychological well-being scales | Median score (min-max) | p valuea | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Enrollment (T0) | Pre-intervention (T1) | Post-intervention (T2) | 3-month follow-up (T3) | |||||||
EQ-5D | ||||||||||
VAS - Global Health | 84.00 | (50.00–99.00) | 90.50 | (45.00-100) | 93.50 | (70.00-100) | 83.50 | (50.00–99.00) | T0 vs. T2, p = 0.04** T1 vs. T2, p = 0.10* | ↑ ↑ |
PODCI | ||||||||||
Happiness | 85.00 | (55.00-100) | 82.50 | (40.00–95) | 92.50 | (40.00-100) | 80.00 | (55.00-100) | T1 vs. T2, p = 0.06* | ↑ |
Pain/Comfort | 81.11 | (46.11–100) | 71.39 | (47.78–100) | 83.61 | (49.44–100) | 67.22 | (38.33–93.33) | T0 vs. T2, p = 0.15 | ↔ |
Global Functioning | 84.68 | (69.65–100) | 86.71 | (71.79–98.96) | 86.40 | (79.91–100) | 85.73 | (77.10–97.50) | T0 vs. T2, p = 0.15 T1 vs. T2, p = 0.15 | ↔ ↔ |
YP-CORE | ||||||||||
Psychological Distress | 0.85 | (0.10 − 2.70) | 0.45 | (0.10 − 1.60) | 1.25 | (0.60 − 2.30) | T0 vs. T2, p = 0.15 T2 vs. T3, p = 0.06* | ↔ ↓ | ||
TSK | ||||||||||
Harm Subscale | 11.00 | (8–18) | 12.00 | (10–17) | 8.00 | (5–11) | T0 vs. T3, p = 0.03** T2 vs. T3, p = 0.02** | ↑ ↑ | ||
Total Fear of Movement | 21.50 | (15–35) | 22.50 | (19–30) | 18.50 | (12–28) | T2 vs. T3, p = 0.10* | ↑ | ||