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Table 2 Pain and health-related quality of life scores in patients with fibromyalgia in the follow-up

From: A functional exercise program improves pain and health related quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia: a randomized controlled trial

Outcomes

Evaluation times

Mean (SD)

P interaction

P intra-group

T0

T7

T14

T26

T38

VAS pain (cm)

     

0.002*

 

 FEG

7.0 (1.4)

4.9 (2.3)

4.8 (2.5)

5.0 (2.3)

5.8 (2.6)

 

0.007*

 SEG

7.1 (1.3)

6.7 (1.9)

6.1 (2.4)

6.2 (2.4)

6.3 (2.3)

 

0.814

Pbetween groups

0.904

< 0.001*

0.010*

0.037*

0.642

  

FIQ

     

< 0.001*

 

 FEG

6.55 (1.30)

5.03 (1.67)

4.39 (2.00)

5.26 (1.95)

5.32 (1.77)

 

< 0.001*

 SEG

6.45 (1.47)

5.90 (1.80)

5.73 (1.77)

5.38 (1.92)

5.73 (1.96)

 

0.423

Pbetween groups

0.988

0.003*

< 0.001*

0.254

0.204

  
  1. VAS visual analogic scale, FIQ Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire, SD standard deviation, FEG functional exercise group, SEG stretching exercise group
  2. *Analysis of variance, T0 = prior to training, T7 = after seven weeks, T14 = and after 14 weeks, T26 = after 26 weeks (follow up) and, T38 = after 38 weeks (follow-up)