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Table 4 Mean change in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) from baseline to six weeks

From: CanPrevent: a telephone-delivered intervention to reduce multiple behavioural risk factors for colorectal cancer

Short form-36 subscale

Baseline mean (SD)

Six weeks mean (SD)

Six weeks - baseline (95%CI)

p

Physical Functioning

50.6 (6.5)

52.8 (4.4)

2.2 (0.9 3.5)

<0.01

Role Physical

47.2 (8.5)

50.2 (7.7)

3.1 (-0.9 7.0)

0.12

Bodily Pain

45.0 (11.4)

50.7 (9.7)

5.8 (1.4 10.1)

0.01

General Health

48.4 (29.6)

52.1 (8.6)

3.7 (0.3 7.1)

0.03

Vitality

47.3 (42.7)

52.0 (49.3)

4.8 (1.4 8.2)

0.01

Social Functioning

48.0 (43.2)

52.3 (49.8)

4.3 (-0.4 9.0)

0.07

Role Emotional

47.0 (14.2)

50.7 (6.5)

3.7 (-2.0 9.4)

0.19

Mental Health

45.8 (13.7)

50.6 (6.8)

4.8 (-0.7 10.3)

0.08

Physical HRQoL

48.6 (1.6)

51.9 (6.6)

3.3 (03 6.3)

0.03

Mental HRQoL

46.4 (14.9)

50.8 (6.9)

4.4 (-1.9 10.7)

0.16