Table 3 Differences in the HRQOL at the three assessing times (repeated measure analysis of variance)

Time 1

Time 2

Time 3

F^a

Sig^a

F^a

Sig^a

Total HRQOL

91.8 (10.2)

83.2 (12.8)

61.51 (16.0)

1.1

0.33

4.7

0.009

Physical HRQOL

27.0 (3.9)

23.9 (4.9)

24.1 (4.5)

2.7

0.02

6.3

0.002

Psychological HRQOL

12.0 (1.5)

10.6 (2.1)

20.6 (3.6)

1.2

0.37

8.7

<0.001

Social HRQOL

22.9 (3.3)

20.3 (4.1)

11.0 (2.1)

1.1

0.55

2.1

0.08

Environmental HRQOL

29.8 (3.6)

28.3 (4.1)

28.6 (3.9)

0.2

0.97

3.5

0.03