Long-Term Effect of an Exercise Training Program on Physical Functioning and Quality of Life in Pulmonary Hypertension: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Table 5
Results of HRQoL, state-trait anxiety inventory, Beck’s depression inventory, and salivary cortisol level at the beginning and the end of the 6-month study.
Group A ()
Group B ()
Baseline
6-month follow-up (end of exercise training)
Change between baseline and 6-month follow-up
Baseline
6-month follow-up
Change between baseline and 6-month follow-up
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
Mean (SD)
SF-36 physical health
59.3 (10.0)
9.7 (7.3)a
59.8 (11.7)
60.3 (9.8)
0.5 (5.3)
SF-36 mental health
50.4 (8.3)
5.6 (11.3)a
50.5 (9.8)
47.4 (10.0)
-3.1 (3.1)
SF-36 total score
109.8 (17.9)
12.4 (19.8)a
110.3 (20.4)
107.7 (18.4)
-2.6 (7.2)
STAI form Y1
43.7 (11.2)
-3.0 (3.4)
46.6 (10.7)
43.7 (11.2)
-1.3 (8.8)
STAI form Y2
43.8 (5.8)
-9.9 (10.4)a
47.2 (5.4)
43.8 (5.8)
-0.3 (2.3)
STAI total score
87.4 (15.8)
-6.9 (9.0)
93.8 (15.6)
87.4 (15.8)
-1.6 (8.9)
BDI
11.4 (6.2)
-2.9 (3.4)
11.7 (5.6)
10.6 (4.2)
-1.1 (4.0)
Salivary cortisol (pg/ml)
28.9 (3.6)
26.6 (3.4)
-2.3 (3.9)
27.2 (5.8)
29.0 (7.9)
1.8 (10.3)
Data are expressed as mean (SD); : baseline vs. 6-month follow-up; a: Group A vs. B. BDI: Beck’s depression inventory; SF-36: health-related quality of life; STAI: state-trait anxiety inventory.
