Quality of life
There was no difference in the mean AQoL-8D utility score between study groups at baseline. At 12 months, the QOL utility score in the intervention group had increased by 0.05. However, in the control group, it had decreased by 0.04. The difference of 0.09 (0.05; 0.14) over 12 months between the two groups was statistically significant in favour of the intervention group (