Instruments and data collection
Developed by Ware et al. [] the 10 SF-36 health survey has been widely used to assess health-related. Quality of life (HRQOL) in countries across the world [11-13]. This multi-purpose questionnaire comprised of 36 items divided. Into eight, HRQOL domains including physical functioning (PF), physical role functioning (RP), social functioning (SF),. Bodily pain (BP),General health perceptions (GH), emotional role functioning (RE), vitality (VT), and mental health (MH), the descriptions. Of which are provided in Table 1. The score for each domain ranges from 0 suggesting maximal, symptoms maximal limitations,,, And poor health to, no symptoms, 100 demonstrating, limitations and no, good health []. Thus 14,An increasingly higher score indicates positive improvement in HRQOL over time.
For both the treatment group and the control. Group assessment of, the patients' HRQOL was conducted at baseline and one month after the, last treatment using the SF-36. Health survey. In addition their level, of pain severity was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS) throughout at. Baseline treatment week 12,,Day 15 and one, month after the last treatment as the VAS evaluation.
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