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Table 8 Baseline to 16 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

(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

5.6 ± 11.8

0.0762

1.8 ± 22.6

0.7324

0.5124

4.2 ± 11.5

0.0735

0.6572

 Role-Physical Scale

7.4 ± 21.2

0.1724

4.8 ± 30.2

0.4787

0.7670

7.7 ± 33.0

0.2457

0.7549

 Bodily Pain Scale

7.9 ± 20.8

0.1345

-1.2 ± 13.0

0.6664

0.1243

4.8 ± 18.8

0.2031

0.2164

 General Health Scale

1.2 ± 8.6

0.5726

-0.1 ± 9.9

0.9661

0.6745

0.5 ± 7.3

0.7384

0.8203

 Vitality Scale

2.2 ± 19.9

0.6666

0.5 ± 18.4

0.9088

0.7833

4.4 ± 16.6

0.1872

0.4365

 Social Functioning Scale

1.6 ± 13.6

0.6524

0.6 ± 23.01

0.9088

0.8685

4.3 ± 22.1

0.3269

0.5667

 Role-Emotional Scale

-2.0 ± 30.0

0.7909

0.6 ± 41.6

0.2455

0.4745

6.2 ± 38.2

0.4083

0.1483

 Mental Health Scale

1.3 ± 14.8

0.7402

-2.0 ± 16.7

0.5800

0.5385

4.0 ± 16.9

0.2491

0.2287

 Physical Components Summary Scale

2.9 ± 4.8

0.0334

1.67 ± 7.2

0.3362

0.5762

1.4 ± 5.1

0.2042

0.8799

 Mental Component Summary Scale

-0.2 ± 9.7

0.9230

-2.0 ± 9.7

0.3998

0.6143

2.8 ± 11.7

0.2683

0.1734

Modified Fatigue Impact Scale-

 Physical Subscale

-0.9 ± 4.7

0.4516

0.8 ± 4.9

0.4851

0.3031

-1.6 ± 4.8

0.0908

0.0975

 Cognitive Subscale

-2.6 ± 5.0

0.0597

2.2 ± 6.2

0.1370

0.0191

-3.5 ± 5.1

0.0024

0.0018

 Psychosocial Subscale

-0.2 ± 1.3

0.5930

-0.1 ± 1.7

0.7103

0.9366

-0.3 ± 1.3

0.2943

0.7725

 Modified Fatigue Impact Scale Total Score

-3.4 ± 8.0

0.1200

3.0 ± 9.4

0.1696

0.0411

-5.4 ± 9.3

0.0097

0.0051

 Modified fatigue 5 Items scale

-1.2 ± 2.5

0.0682

0.5 ± 2.8

0.4533

0.0655

-1.3 ± 2.7

0.0072

0.0200

MOS Pain Effects Scale-

-1.4 ± 5.3

0.2601

0.7 ± 4.2

0.4574

0.1642

-2.0 ± 5.0

0.0453

0.0509

Sexual Satisfaction Scale-

-0.7 ± 4.2

0.5959

-1.2 ± 3.6

0.1978

0.7298

-0.7 ± 3.7

0.4505

0.6812

Bladder Control Scale-

0.8 ± 3.0

0.3106

-0.7 ± 5.2

0.5155

0.2660

-0.1 ± 3.6

0.8320

0.6459

Bowel Control Scale-

1.1 ± 2.6

0.0886

-0.2 ± 5.0

0.8636

0.3079

0.3 ± 2.8

0.5452

0.6763

Impact of Visual Impairment Scale-

-0.3 ± 1.5

0.4507

0.2 ± 1.9

0.6487

0.4051

-0.3 ± 1.6

0.2937

0.3083

Self-Reported Cognitive Dysfunction-

 Attention/Concentration Subscale

-0.8 ± 3.0

0.2869

-0.3 ± 3.0

0.6188

0.6487

-0.9 ± 2.6

0.1021

0.5273

 Retrospective Memory Subscale

0 ± 3.0

1.0000

0.4 ± 2.5

0.4997

0.6705

-0.8 ± 3.1

0.2095

0.1782

 Prospective Memory Subscale

-1.1 ± 2.9

0.1435

-0.1 ± 2.1

0.8336

0.2510

-1.1 ± 2.6

0.0281

0.1463

 Planning/Organization Subscale

-1.2 ± 2.3

0.0388

0.1 ± 3.0

0.8820

0.1379

-1.5 ± 2.1

0.0007

0.0331

 PDQ Total Score

-3.1 ± 8.7

0.1530

-0.1 ± 7.5

0.9746

0.2835

-4.1 ± 7.8

0.0100

0.0923

 PDQ 5 items Scale

-0.5 ± 2.2

0.3322

-0.5 ± 3.2

0.4291

0.9859

-0.3 ± 2.1

0.5313

0.7080

Mental Health Inventory

 Anxiety Subscale

4.2 ± 15.7

0.2706

2.9 ± 23.8

0.5728

0.8421

8.9 ± 15.4

0.0053

0.3169

 Depression Subscale

0.8 ± 17.3

0.8401

-2.0 ± 19.4

0.6256

0.6264

4.1 ± 17.7

0.2313

0.2482

 Behavior Control Subscale

0.8 ± 18.7

0.8525

-2.0 ± 23.9

0.6920

0.6792

1.8 ± 16.7

0.5770

0.5083

 Positive Affect Subscale

3.9 ± 15.6

0.3045

-0.9 ± 21.6

0.8453

0.4350

5.4 ± 15.1

0.0722

0.2339

 Mental Health Inventory Total Score

2.8 ± 14.7

0.4323

-0.5 ± 19.3

0.9129

0.5614

5.4 ± 13.8

0.0477

0.2166

Modified MOS Social Support Score

-3.1 ± 15.1

0.4014

2.5 ± 21.3

0.5880

0.3577

-1.6 ± 17.5

0.6306

0.4576

Expanded Disability Status Scale-

-0.3 ± 0.6

0.0419

-0.02 ± 0.8

0.9014

0.2118

-0.4 ± 0.9

0.0277

0.1345

Ashworth Scale score-

-0.6 ± 1.8

0.1860

-0.8 ± 2.1

0.0890

0.7431

-0.4 ± 1.7

0.1622

0.5275

Restless Legs Syndrome score-

-0.3 ± 8.7

0.8767

2.0 ± 7.8

0.2344

0.3713

1.3 ± 8.7

0.4381

0.7575