Maarten van Egmond

134 Chapter 6 Table 4. Within group differences between hospital discharge (T0) and 3 months postoperatively (T2) and between group differences at T2 inmeasures of functional status. Within group differences represent the differences in functional status between T0 and T2. Beta values represent the differences in functional status between the historical control group and the intervention group T2 Functional status outcome Within group differences (T0-T2) a,b Intervention (N = 15) Historical control (N = 30) Mean (95% CI) P- value Mean (95% CI) LHGS c 10.4 (0.1 to 20.8) .048 d −4.1 (−8.7 to 0.5) RHGS e 12.3 (0.9 to 23.7) .04 d −3.2 (−8.9 to 2.4) MIP f,g — h — — 30CST i 69.7 (51.6 to 87.8) <.001 d 29.8 (18.7 to 40.9) 2MWT j 82.4 (53.4 to 111.3) .001 d 41.2 (27.3 to 55.1) ADL g,k — — — Fatigue g — — — HRQL l — — — a T0: hospital discharge. b T2: 3 months postoperatively. c LHGS: left-handgrip strength. d P < .05 is considered significant. e RHGS: right-handgrip strength. f MIP: maximal inspiratory pressure.