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Table 5 Changes from baseline to follow-up in patients with personality disorders (n = 39).

From: Quality of life in patients with personality disorders seen at an ordinary psychiatric outpatient clinic

Measure

Baseline Mean (SD)

Follow-up Mean (SD)

P

SF-36

   

   Physical Functioning

79.4 (19.2)

76.8 (24.6)

.95

   Role Physical

31.4 (34.3)

51.3 (38.5)

.01

   Bodily Pain

47.6 (28.9)

57.5 (25.6)

.06

   General Health

51.4 (23.5)

56.0 (26.6)

.22

   Vitality

35.0 (19.6)

36.3 (21.4)

.70

   Social functioning

45.2 (28.5)

53.5 (28.7)

.09

   Role-emotional

42.7 (39.7)

41.9 (38.0)

.89

   Mental Health

42.5 (23.2)

50.1 (22.3)

.03

Global Assessment of functioning

46.0 (9.4)

54.6 (9.6)

< .001

Total no of PD criteria

34.8 (17.9)

25.7 (11.5)

< .001

SCL-90-R PSI

1.52 (.86)

1.30 (.80)

.035

Social Adjustment Scale (SAS)

   

   Overall adjustment

2.66 (.63)

2.42 (.62)

.007

   Work

2.76 (1.49)

2.36 (1.39)

.20

   Social and leisure

3.17 (1.22)

2.87 (1.11)

.045

   Extended family

2.05 (.52)

1.97 (.50)

.34