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Table 7 Baseline to 10 weeks. Comparisons between MBSI-I, eMBSI-I, and SH cohorts on quality of life variables

From: A pilot, randomized, placebo-controlled study of mindfulness meditation in treating insomnia in multiple sclerosis

Variable

MBSI-I

(24)

MBSI-I

(w/i grp.)

P >|t|

SH (n = 25)

SH

(w/i grp.)

P >|t|

MBSI-I

vs. SH

P >|t|

eMBSI-I

(29)

eMBSI-I

(w/i grp.)

P >|t|

eMBSI-I

vs. SH

P >|t|

Quality of Life + 

 Physical Function Scale

2.5 ± 13.2

0.4328

-3.3 ± 14.2

0.2939

0.1942

3.2 ± 11.3

0.1446

0.0786

 Role-Physical Scale

4.2 ± 32.4

0.5921

-6.5 ± 29.4

0.2990

0.2759

0.9 ± 42.8

0.9128

0.4839

 Bodily Pain Scale

0.8 ± 16.6

0.8452

-2.8 ± 14.2

0.3488

0.4583

0.4 ± 15.1

0.8915

0.4397

 General Health Scale

0.4 ± 7.5

0.8037

0.6 ± 12.2

0.8161

0.9638

0.8 ± 7.6

0.6232

0.9638

 Vitality Scale

3.9 ± 18.6

0.3873

-3.3 ± 14.9

0.2834

0.1694

5.4 ± 15.7

0.0830

0.0471

 Social Functioning Scale

6.3 ± 24.0

0.2840

3.8 ± 24.3

0.4600

0.7492

5.8 ± 22.7

0.1871

0.7628

 Role-Emotional Scale

3.7 ± 47.0

0.7421

-4.2 ± 39.7

0.6120

0.9726

-2.4 ± 46.2

0.7871

0.8828

 Mental Health Scale

4.0 ± 13.4

0.2367

0.5 ± 14.8

0.8672

0.4493

6.1 ± 13.7

0.0294

0.1747

 Physical Components Summary Scale

1.2 ± 7.3

0.5044

-1.2 ± 4.4

0.2792

0.2560

0.5 ± 6.6

0.6859

0.3510

 Mental Component Summary Scale

1.5 ± 9.8

0.5469

1.8 ± 8.3

0.3804

0.9075

2.3 ± 9.8

0.2276

0.8600

Modified Fatigue Impact Scale-

 Physical Subscale

-1.2 ± 4.1

0.2587

0.3 ± 5.2

0.7823

0.3403

-1.8 ± 4.7

0.0468

0.1246

 Cognitive Subscale

-1.4 ± 4.9

0.2281

-0.2 ± 8.2

0.9200

0.5423

-2.4 ± 5.0

0.0223

0.2632

 Psychosocial Subscale

0.1 ± 1.8

0.7909

-0.3 ± 1.4

0.3277

0.4220

0.0 ± 1.8

1.0000

0.5214

 Modified Fatigue Impact Scale Total Score

-2.2 ± 8.1

0.2862

0.4 ± 13.6

0.8889

0.4652

-4.1 ± 9.9

0.0392

0.1814

 Modified fatigue 5 Items scale

-0.6 ± 2.5

0.3680

0.3 ± 3.6

0.6507

0.3738

-0.9 ± 2.7

0.0806

0.1532

MOS Pain Effects Scale-

0.7 ± 4.6

0.5469

0.3 ± 4.3

0.7771

0.7638

-0.9 ± 5.1

0.3794

0.4035

Sexual Satisfaction Scale-

-2.1 ± 3.7

0.0663

0.7 ± 4.3

0.5206

0.0744

-1.4 ± 4.3

0.1783

0.1590

Bladder Control Scale-

0.6 ± 4.0

0.5287

0.2 ± 4.5

0.8198

0.7734

-0.2 ± 3.6

0.7956

0.7295

Bowel Control Scale-

1.5 ± 2.0*

0.0062

-0.6 ± 3.0

0.3381

0.0142

0.8 ± 3.6

0.2782

0.1532

Impact of Visual Impairment Scale-

0.3 ± 1.6

0.4516

0.1 ± 1.2

0.7395

0.6305

-0.04 ± 1.5

0.9010

0.7590

Self-Reported Cognitive Dysfunction-

 Attention/Concentration Subscale

-0.3 ± 2.9

0.6902

-0.1 ± 3.5

0.9078

0.8490

-1.0 ± 2.8

0.0763

0.3150

 Retrospective Memory Subscale

0.3 ± 2.4

0.6228

0.7 ± 3.2

0.3347

0.6995

-0.9 ± 3.0

0.1516

0.0915

 Prospective Memory Subscale

0.3 ± 2.6

0.6432

-0.7 ± 2.9

0.2387

0.2527

-0.5 ± 2.8

0.3714

0.7500

 Planning/Organization Subscale

-0.2 ± 1.8

0.6073

0.1 ± 3.9

0.8740

0.7031

-1.0 ± 2.1

0.0131

0.2053

 PDQ Total Score

-0.4 ± 7.9

0.8325

-0.7 ± 12.2

0.8050

0.9412

-3.7 ± 8.8

0.0372

0.3209

 PDQ 5 items Scale

0.1 ± 2.4

0.8420

0 ± 3.6

1.0000

0.9085

-0.6 ± 2.6

0.2756

0.5330

Mental Health Inventory + 

 Anxiety Subscale

5.1 ± 17.6

0.2337

1.2 ± 19.4

0.7713

0.5017

9.1 ± 17.1

0.0086

0.1214

 Depression Subscale

5.6 ± 18.5

0.2208

3.5 ± 18.2

0.3505

0.7267

7.5 ± 16.9

0.0261

0.4198

 Behavior Control Subscale

3.6 ± 16.3

0.3590

1.5 ± 20.3

0.7280

0.7137

4.5 ± 13.7

0.0961

0.5292

 Positive Affect Subscale

6.7 ± 15.6

0.0880

-3.1 ± 19.9

0.4491

0.0921

7.7 ± 14.6

0.0098

0.0287

 Mental Health Inventory Total Score

4.7 ± 15.4

0.2144

0.5 ± 16.7

0.8931

0.4066

7.0 ± 13.6

0.0114

0.1270

Modified MOS Social Support Survey Score + 

-0.6 ± 17.9

0.8968

-0.7 ± 21.1

0.8833

0.9877

2.3 ± 18.4

0.5108

0.5934

Expanded Disability Status Scale-

-0.8 ± 0.7

0.0002

-0.6 ± 1.2

0.0263

0.5462

-0.9 ± 0.8

 < .0001

0.2025

Ashworth Scale score-

-1.3 ± 2.9

0.0833

-0.6 ± 1.4

0.0499

0.3640

-0.8 ± 2.5

0.0947

0.6682

Restless Legs Syndrome score-

0.05 ± 7.6

0.9761

0.2 ± 5.8

0.8622

0.9395

0.3 ± 6.1

0.7875

0.9511