Table 3 Changes (journey) and final scores (destination) in self-report measures at 6 months by appropriateness groups

 Pain

43.2 (21.6)^b,c

26.4 (18.1)^a,c

12.8 (17.8)^a,b

< 0.001

22.7 (17.1)

21.2 (16.5)

17.0 (15.1)

0.11

 Stiffness

36.6 (32.5)^b,c

24.7 (25.3)^a,b

11.5 (25.9)^a,b

< 0.001

26.9 (20.4)

22.6 (19.7)

21.7 (15.5)

0.14

 Function

42.3 (22.5)^b,c

26.8 (17.7)^a,c

13.7 (18.5)^a,b

< 0.001

27.3 (18.6)

24.1 (17.7)

21.5 (15.6)

0.11

 PCS

14.0 (12.4)

13.3 (11.9)

9.3 (11.5)

0.10

40.0 (11.0)

41.6 (11.2)

42.5 (10.8)

0.33

 MCS

6.1 (14.9)^c

2.0 (14.6)

−0.1 (13.5)^a

0.03

48.1 (11.6)

49.9 (9.8)

46.5 (13.1)

0.25

  Pain level while sitting^*

3.5 (2.5)^b,c

2.0 (2.5)^a

1.6 (2.6)^a

< 0.001

6.1 (1.9)

6.0 (1.9)

6.3 (1.8)

0.74

  Pain level while lying in bed^*

3.3 (2.5)^b,c

2.2 (2.6)^a

1.5 (2.7)^a

< 0.001

6.2 (2.1)

6.1 (2.0)

6.4 (1.6)

0.58

  Function while getting out of bed^*

4.2 (2.4)^c

3.4 (2.4)

2.4 (2.7)^a

< 0.001

5.8 ()2.0

5.7 (2.0)

5.9 (1.7)

0.80

  Function performing household duties^*

3.9 (2.4)^c

3.4 (2.1)

2.4 (2.6)^a

0.001

5.5 (2.0)

5.6 (1.9)

5.8 (1.9)

0.74

  Function performing leisure activities^*

4.1 (2.2)^c

3.7 (2.1)^c

2.6 (2.6)^a,b

0.001

5.3 (2.1)

5.4 (2.1)

5.3 (2.1)

0.88

  Total satisfaction score (range 0–40)

19.0 (10.2)^b,c

14.8 (9.5)^a

10.4 (10.9)^a

< 0.001

28.9 (9.3)

28.7 (9.2)

29.4 (8.1)

0.91