Pain scores were low in the not improved group at admission, whereas this does not mean that pain was easy to treat with analgesics in these patients particularly when psychospiritual factors were difficult to manage.
In contrast, the NPI improved group started at a worse level than the other two groups at baseline (29.8) but improved to a mean score of 18.6 when assessed 3 months later.
The locus of control questionnaire scores improved in both groups at month 12, with a greater improvement in the chance domain in ISM than in AC (−0.92 [SD, 0.59] vs. −0.10 [SD, 0.57]; P = 0.024).
Walking speed, sit-to-stand time, and 4-square step test time were significantly improved for both groups at each postoperative time point; however, the hindfoot arthrodesis group completed these tests significantly slower than the control group.
No interaction over time was observed, however, Sensorimotor performance in general improved in both groups at follow-up.
Analyses of the contour score (which measures the overall accuracy of upward or downward pitch changes within melodies, regardless of interval size) revealed only a significant main effect of time – contour scores significantly improved in both groups at the end of the experiment [F 1,17) = 4.77, p<0.05], regardless of the interval scale.
Also, within the same group oral health behavior improved in both groups at 6 months but decreased at 18 months and the changes were not significant for neither of the groups (Table 2).
BMI, blood pressure, glucose, total cholesterol, LDL, and triglycerides significantly improved in both groups at 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of follow-up when compared with basal values.
Reported days of wheezing improved in both groups at the 6- month endpoint (−1.4 days of wheezing per 2 weeks in intervention subjects, and −4.2 days in control subjects), and patient awakening and parental loss of sleep improved significantly only in the intervention group (−0.8 and −0.6 days change per 2 weeks respectively at 6 months).
In the inhospital population, the differences indicated that communication and speech, level of alertness, and the Karnofsky scale were all more improved for the AT III group than for placebo.
