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Table 2 HRQoL domains and summary scores across treatment phases among the 210 study participant

From: Does health-related quality of life among adults with pulmonary tuberculosis improve across the treatment period? A hospital-based cross sectional study in Mbale Region, Eastern Uganda

HRQoL domains

Treatment phases (N = 210)

Pretreatment

Intensive

Continuation

p value

M (SD)

M (SD)

M (SD)

Bodily pain (BP)

25.4 (23.9)

38.9 (23.1)

55.1 (28.9)

<0.001

Physical functioning (PF)

38.3 (27.4)

53.4 (23.3)

77.6 (20.2)

<0.001

General health (GH)

24.7 (13.9)

39.1 (11.3)

52.5 (14.3)

<0.001

Mental health (MH)

44.2 (18.7)

52.8 (15.8)

61.1 (17.5)

<0.001

Role limitations emotional (RE)

35.0 (30.7)

47.8 (24.2)

67.9 (30.3)

<0.001

Role limitations physical (RP)

31.2 (30.2)

36.2 (23.3)

63.7 (30.9)

<0.001

Social functioning (SF)

36.8 (27.6)

52.6 (20.9)

61.1 (30.2)

<0.001

Vitality (VT)

39.3 (15.5)

44.2 (13.4)

52.3 (14.0)

<0.001

Health transition (HT)

16.8 (30.0)

43.48 (31.1)

76.76 (22.9)

<0.001

HRQoL summary scores

 Physical health score (PCS)

29.9 (19.4)

41.9 (14.2)

62.2 (18.8)

<0.001

 Mental health score (MCS)

38.8 (18.3)

49.4 (13.1)

60.6 (18.8)

<0.001