Preliminary synthesis for the secondary outcome measures at baseline and after intervention: body weight, pain and QOL comparing the combined intervention programme with usual care
| Category | Outcome measure | Assessment point (months) | Study | Intervention group | Control group | ||||||
| M0 (SD0) | N0 | M1 (SD1) | N1 | M0 (SD0) | N0 | M1 (SD1) | N1 | ||||
| Pain | Pain scale (WOMAC) | 6 | Messier et al, 200445 | 7.3 (3.6) | 76 | 5.5 (3.7) | 63 | 7.3 (3.4) | 78 | 6.2 (3.9) | 70 |
| Pain scale (WOMAC) | 18 | Messier et al, 200445 | 7.3 (3.6) | 76 | 5.1 (3.6) | 58 | 7.3 (3.4) | 78 | 6 (3.7) | 67 | |
| QOL | SF-36 physical component | Average of 6 and 18 | Rejeski et al., 200246 | 35.39 (10.5) | 68 | 40.57 (N/A)* | N/A | 33.60 (8.4) | 68 | 40.57 (N/A)* | N/A |
| SF-36 mental component | Average of 6 and 18 | Rejeski et al., 200246 | 52.85 (10.7) | 68 | 53.51 (N/A)* | N/A | 52.70 (10.9) | 68 | 53.31 (N/A)* | N/A | |
M0 (SD0), mean and SD at baseline; N0, participants number at baseline; M1 (SD1), mean and SD after intervention; N1, participants number after intervention; N/A, data not available, *, only SEM data available; SD1 data could not be calculated due to missing N1 value.