|  | First consultation (T0) | 6 months (T2) | 6 months (T3) |
|---|
QoL (Likert-scale) |
 Intervention group | 0.59 (0.95) | 0.56 (0.99) | 0.58 (0.93) |
 Control group | 0.59 (1.00) | 0.64 (0.95) | 0.66 (1.03) |
QoL (VAS) |
 Intervention group | 67.1 (18.11) | 65.9 (17.84) | 67.2 (17.13) |
 Control group | 65.0 (17.71) | 67.9 (16.99) | 69.0 (17.39) * |
QoL (Functional EQ-5D-3L) |
 Intervention group | 1.49 (0.36) | 1.48 (0.36) | 1.46 (0.35) |
 Control group | 1.47 (0.34) | 1.43 (0.31) | 1.43 (0.33) |
- Comparison of QoL between groups and different consultations. Numbers given as mean and Standard Deviation (SD). * p < 0.05 (within group comparison between T0 and T3; control group). There is no significant difference between the two groups at any time point. Abbreviations: T0 = First consultation and baseline, T2 = consultation 6 months later, T3 = consultation 12 months later, QoL (Likert-Scale) = scale from − 2 - + 2 (− 2 = the worst possible – + 2 = the best possible) QoL (VAS) = scale from 0 to 100 (0 = the worst possible health status – 100 = the best possible health status) and QoL (Functional EQ-5D-3L) = scale from 0 to 3 (0 = no restriction – 3 = maximum restriction)
