Table 3 SF-36 mean scores and HADS mean scores at discharge and at 1 year post discharge after propensity score matching

MFS group

Discharge

62.4 ± 13.5

65.4 ± 15.1

61.7 ± 17.1

63.5 ± 13.7

60.1 ± 13.4

64.3 ± 15.4

64.1 ± 18.8

60.5 ± 11.1

16.4 ± 4.0

14.4 ± 6.0

1 year post discharge

71.9 ± 14.6

73.4 ± 19.5

66.2 ± 16.8

73.2 ± 16.5

69.3 ± 15.1

73.2 ± 17.5

69.7 ± 16.5

66.1 ± 14.2

12.0 ± 5.6

12.6 ± 4.7

p

0.009

0.071

0.292

0.014

0.012

0.035

0.210

0.084

0.001

0.186

non-MFS group

Discharge

62.3 ± 14.7

65.3 ± 18.1

62.5 ± 15.7

66.1 ± 15.3

64.3 ± 14.8

64.9 ± 15.1

66.1 ± 15.5

65.7 ± 16.7

14.7 ± 5.0

12.8 ± 5.1

1 year post discharge

71.2 ± 15.6

74.3 ± 17.5

73.6 ± 14.9

75.5 ± 15.1

73.4 ± 16.4

72.9 ± 16.3

74.0 ± 14.3

74.6 ± 14.5

7.7 ± 5.3

7.2 ± 4.5

p

0.022

0.047

0.005

0.016

0.023

0.046

0.038

0.026

< 0.001

< 0.001