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Table 4 Comparison of quality of life and its subscales between study groups

From: Effect of acceptance and commitment therapy on mood, sleep quality and quality of life in menopausal women: a randomized controlled trial

Variable

Counseling group (n = 43)

Control group (n = 43)

P-value

Mean (SD‡)

Median (Per 25 to 75)§

Mean (SD‡)

Median (Per 25 to 75)§

Vasomotor

 Before intervention

6.07 (4.33)

6.00 (3.00 to 9.00)

5.26 (3.37)

4.00 (3.00 to 8.00)

0.333 †

 After intervention

4.07 (3.31)

3.00 (2.00 to 6.00)

4.45 (3.18)

4.00 (2.00 to 6.00)

0.451 *

 Intra-group comparison (P-value)¥

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

Psychosocial

 Before intervention

5.87 (7.75)

4.00 (0.00 to 9.00)

3.77 (5.51)

1.00 (0.00 to 5.00)

0.222 *

 After intervention

3.66 (5.15)

2.00 (0.00 to 5.00)

3.12 (4.52)

1.00 (0.00 to 5.00)

0.435 *

 Intra-group comparison (P-value)¥

< 0.001

0.002

 

Physical

 Before intervention

17.35 (13.57)

12.00 (9.00 to 24.00)

16.80 (13.35)

12.00 (8.00 to 16.00)

0.976*

 After intervention

14.03 (12.3)

10.00 (5.00 to 18.00)

14.33 (11.88)

10.00 (7.00 to 14.00)

0.565*

 Intra-group comparison (P-value)¥

< 0.001

< 0.001

 

Sexual

 Before intervention

2.19 (4.14)

0.00 (0.00 to 2.00)

1.42 (2.89)

0.00 (0.00 to 1.00)

0.431 *

 After intervention

1.73 (3.44)

0.00 (0.00 to 1.00)

1.26 (2.66)

0.00 (0.00 to 1.00)

0.705 *

 Intra-group comparison (P-value)¥

0.004

0.176

 

Total quality of life score

 Before intervention

31.47 (24.55)

24.00 (14.00 to42.00)

27.24 (19.99)

21.00 (13.00 to 29.00)

0.457*

 After intervention

23.47 (20.13)

18.00 (9.00 to 28.00)

23.14 (17.76)

17.00 (10.00 to 26.00)

0.759*

 Intra-group comparison (P-value)¥

< 0.001

< 0.001

 
  1. *Mann Whitney U test; †Independent t-test; ‡Mean (Standard Deviation); §Median (Percentile 25 to Percentile 75);
  2. ¥ Wilcoxon test