Health-related quality of life and physical recovery after a critical illness: a multi-centre randomised controlled trial of a home-based physical rehabilitation program

Table 4 Mean norm-based^aSF-36 scores by assessment time point and group

SF-36 Domains	Week 1		Week 8		Week 26
Groups	C	I	C	I	C	I
Physical function	29.1	27.3	41.0	39.9	41.8	42.6
Role function-physical	25.5	25.1	38.0	38.2	40.9	42.1
Bodily pain	43.0	38.7	49.0	46.7	46.9	44.5
General health	43.5	41.7	46.0	44.7	45.3	44.8
Vitality	38.1	36.0	46.9	45.5	47.0	47.6
Social function	30.1	27.9	44.9	43.0	44.5	44.5
Role function-emotional	32.0	28.0	42.4	41.1	42.9	43.6
Mental health	43.4	40.1	48.2	48.0	48.1	48.4
Physical component Summary	33.0	31.6	42.7	40.5	42.9	42.8
Mental component summary	40.0	36.6	47.5	46.9	47.2	48.0

C, control; I, intervention.
^aNorm-based scores for domain and summary scores are calculated from raw scores using population-based data for the Australian population; scores are interpreted in relation to a population mean of 50 and a standard deviation of 10.

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