Table 8 The SF-36 data as reported in Monti et al. [16]
SF-36 scale | Wait-list control arm (n = 55) | Art therapy arm (n = 56) | Change over the 8-week period | Difference in change (Art therapy–wait-list control) over an 8 week period (95 % CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Week 0 | Week 8 | Week 0 | Week 8 | Wait-list control | Art therapy | ||
Physical functioning | 64.37 | 64.42 | 58.23 | 65.01 | 0.05 | 6.78 | 6.73 (−13.8, 0.37) |
Social functioning | 60.04 | 64.91 | 51.22 | 66.60 | 4.87 | 15.38 | 10.51 (−20.9, −0.10) |
Physical rolea | 0.00 | 25.00 | 0.00 | 50.00 | 25.00 | 50.00 | 0.00 |
Emotional role | 33.33 | 66.67 | 33.33 | 66.67 | 33.34 | 33.34 | 0.00 |
Mental health | 64.91 | 67.07 | 56.90 | 69.95 | 2.16 | 13.05 | 10.89 (−16.8, −4.96) |
Vitality | 42.63 | 42.91 | 40.26 | 50.06 | 0.28 | 9.80 | 9.52 (−16.7, −2.37) |
Bodily pain | 58.14 | 58.74 | 54.23 | 60.14 | 0.60 | 5.91 | 5.31 (−14.1, 3.50) |
General health | 55.78 | 55.19 | 47.13 | 55.09 | −0.59 | 7.96 | 8.56 (−14.8, −2.29) |