Table 4 Health-related quality of life: changes from the baseline to post-intervention in the control and intervention groups

From: A randomized pilot study evaluating socially assistive robot effects on patient engagement and care quality

 

Baseline (T1)

Post-intervention (T2)

Comparison

 

M

SD

M

SD

 

Mobility

     

Control group (N = 95)

2.69

0.46

2.69

0.46

t (94) = 0.00, p = 1.000, d = 0.00

Intervention group (N = 77)

2.70

0.46

2.74

0.47

t (76) = 0.62, p = 0.535, d = 0.07

Self-care

     

Control group (N = 95)

2.91

0.29

2.76

0.43

t (94) = −3.73, p < 0.001***, d = −0.38

Intervention group (N = 77)

2.94

0.25

2.84

0.40

t (76) = −2.16, p = 0.034*, d = −0.25

Usual activities

     

Control group (N = 95)

2.64

0.50

2.58

0.50

t (94) = −1.10, p =.0.276, d = −0.11

Intervention group (N = 78)

2.60

0.52

2.64

0.48

t (77) = 0.60, p = 0.552, d = 0.07

Pain/discomfort

     

Control group (N = 95)

2.44

0.52

2.40

0.49

t (94) = −0.65, p = 0.519, d = −0.07

Intervention group (N = 77)

2.36

0.48

2.51

0.50

t (76) = 2.36, p = 0.021*, d = 0.27

Anxiety/depression

     

Control group (N = 95)

2.61

0.55

2.78

0.42

t (94) = 3.62, p < 0.001***, d = 0.37

Intervention group (N = 78)

2.63

0.51

2.76

0.43

t (77) = 2.00, p = 0.049*, d = 0.23

Whole scale (excluding VAS)

     

Control group (N = 95)

2.66

0.31

2.64

0.34

t (94) = −0.51, p = 0.610, d = −0.05

Intervention group (N = 77)

2.65

0.30

2.70

0.32

t (76) = 1.31, p = 0.195, d = 0.15

Self-rated health (VAS)

     

Control group (N = 95)

68.05

17.91

71.31

20.36

t (94) = 1.52, p = 0.131, d = 0.16

Intervention group (N = 77)

69.42

18.57

73.12

17.25

t (76) = 1.58, p = 0.118, d = 0.18

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