20 The primary outcome, any improvement, was defined as a rating of a little bit better, much better or very much better.
After 12 weeks, about three in four of the patients receiving both talk therapy and medication were rated as "much better" or "very much better," and two-thirds taking just the drug fared just as well.
Significantly more women in the mesh group reported that they were "much better" or "very much better" (69 vs 40% p = 0.02).
The primary outcome was based on the PGI-I (much better and very much better) with the presence of prolapse symptoms ascertained by the pelvic floor distress inventory (PFDI).
A secondary outcome, significant improvement, was defined as much better or very much better.
Patients with RA treated with hydrotherapy are more likely to report feeling much better or very much better than those treated with land exercises immediately on completion of the treatment programme.
We have shown that patients with RA undertaking exercises in a heated pool are significantly more likely to feel much better or very much better than patients doing similar exercises on land.
At the end of the intervention, significantly more patients in the exercise arm 24/69 (35%) were much better or very much better compared with the relaxation arm 12/67 (18%).
Our study clearly shows that RA patients who attend hospital clinics are more likely to report feeling much better or very much better if they are treated with hydrotherapy than if they are treated with exercises on land.
Significantly more patients treated with hydrotherapy (40/46, 87%) were much better or very much better than the patients treated with land exercise (19/40, 47.5%), p < 0.001 Fisher's exact test.
Analysis of the PGI-I showed that significantly more participants in the Internet group rated their leakage as much better or very much better after treatment (40.9%, 43/105, 95% CI 31.9 50.5), compared with participants in the postal group (26.5%, 30/113, 95% CI 19.0 35.3), P = 0.01 (Fig. 3).
