Table 5 Comparison of PAC-QOL and its subscales between the intervention and the control groups (N = 60)

PAC-QOL

intervention group

1.76 ± 0.36

1.12 ± 0.34

1.43 ± 0.38

Time

Group

Time*group

0.29

64.85

48.90

0.59

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.005

0.79

0.46

Control group

1.84 ± 0.34

1.68 ± 0.33

1.65 ± 0.33

Β^b(95% CI)

-0.08(-0.26, 0.10)

-0.49(-0.60, -0.39)

-0.15(-0.24, -0.07)

F^c

0.75

93.32

12.67

P

0.39

< 0.0001

0.001

Physical discomforts

intervention group

2.24 ± 0.63

1.12 ± 0.57

1.92 ± 0.69

Time

Group

Time*group

0.60

34.62

55.26

0.44

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

0.01

0.38

0.49

Control group

2.42 ± 0.56

2.21 ± 0.57

2.21 ± 0.57

Β^b(95% CI)

-0.17(-0.48, 0.13)

-0.98(-1.20, -0.76)

-0.16(-0.38, 0.08)

F^c

1.30

82.63

1.82

P

0.26

< 0.0001

0.18

Psychosocial discomforts

intervention group

0.91 ± 0.24

0.62 ± 0.20

0.76 ± 0.23

Time

Group

Time*group

0.02

8.58

23.90

0.89

0.005

 < 0.0001

0.00

0.13

0.30

Control group

0.95 ± 0.26

0.82 ± 0.21

0.80 ± 0.20

Β^b(95% CI)

-0.05(-0.17, 0.08)

-0.17(-0.24, -0.10)

-0.004(-0.07, 0.07)

F^c

0.51

25

0.01

P

0.48

< 0.0001

0.92

Worries and concerns

intervention group

1.81 ± 0.45

1.11 ± 0.37

1.43 ± 0.42

Time

Group

Time*group

0.35

53.07

33.5

0.55

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.006

0.48

0.37

Control group

1.89 ± 0.41

1.72 ± 0.42

1.70 ± 0.47

Β^b(95% CI)

-0.07(-0.29, 0.15)

-0.56(-0.68, -0.44)

-0.21(-0.33, -0.09)

F^c

0.44

88.92

11.29

P

0.51

< 0.0001

0.001

Satisfaction

intervention group

2.67 ± 0.30

1.95 ± 0.39

2.22 ± 0.34

Time

Group

Time*group

0.04

60

24

0.84

< 0.0001

< 0.0001

0.001

0.51

0.30

Control group

2.77 ± 0.37

2.62 ± 0.37

2.62 ± 0.38

Β^b(95% CI)

-0.11(-0.28, 0.07)

-0.60(-0.74, -0.45)

-0.31(-0.43, -0.19)

F^c

1.50

71.23

27.14

P

0.22

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001