Table 4 Effects of vigorous cool room training on quality of life
Variable | Pre | Post | Follow-up | Test statistic | p | Post-hoc (p-adj) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | ||||
Quality of life | ||||||
SF-36 physical functioning | 28.57 (21.55) | 36.43 (24.10) | 41.43 (28.24) | 8.083 | 0.018* | t1–2 = 0.038* |
t1–3 = 0.027* | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.395 | ||||||
SF-36 role limitations due to physical health | 32.14 (42.61) | 35.71 (37.80) | 32.14 (37.40) | 0.105 | 0.949 | t1–2 = 0.414 |
t1–3 = 1.000 | ||||||
t2–3 = 1.000 | ||||||
SF-36 role limitations due to emotional problems | 76.19 (41.79) | 80.94 (32.55) | 71.43 (48.80) | 0.667 | 0.717 | t1–2 = 0.317 |
t1–3 = 0.655 | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.593 | ||||||
SF-36 mental health/emotional well-being | 72.57 (15.57) | 81.71 (14.76) | 74.86 (16.28) | 5.840 | 0.054 | t1–2 = 0.067 |
t1–3 = 0.336 | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.112 | ||||||
SF-36 social functioning | 73.21 (11.25) | 75.00 (28.87) | 69.64 (25.88) | 0.095 | 0.953 | t1–2 = 0.746 |
t1–3 = 0.516 | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.705 | ||||||
SF-36 bodily pain | 46.79 (12.22) | 69.29 (16.50) | 63.93 (19.73) | 6.080 | 0.048* | t1–2 = 0.018* |
t1–3 = 0.093 | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.674 | ||||||
SF-36 general health perceptions | 41.43 (17.49) | 52.14 (21.19) | 47.14 (19.12) | 1.923 | 0.382 | t1–2 = 0.105 |
t1–3 = 0.340 | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.236 | ||||||
SF-36 health compared to last year | 46.43 (29.73) | 67.86 (18.90) | 71.43 (22.49) | 7.176 | 0.028* | t1–2 = 0.024* |
t1–3 = 0.066 | ||||||
t2–3 = 0.564 | ||||||