Table 6 Change in quality of life scores according to changes in overall symptom score from baseline to week 12
From: Reliability, validity and responsiveness of a Norwegian version of the Chronic Sinusitis Survey
Unchanged | Improved | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean change 0 to 12 weeks | SD of change within group | SRM | Effect size | N | Mean change 0 to 12 weeks | SD of change within group | SRM | Effect size | |
Chronic sinusitis survey | ||||||||||
Sinus symptoms | 18 | 2 | 25 | 0.09 | 0.08 | 20 | 33 | 32 | 1.02 | 1.29 |
Medication usage* | 15 | 2 | 22 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 11 | 5 | 24 | 0.20 | 0.25 |
Total* | 15 | 5 | 15 | 0.31 | 0.28 | 10 | 13 | 21 | 0.66 | 0.69 |
Short Form 36 | ||||||||||
Physical functioning | 19 | -2 | 9 | -0.17 | -0.11 | 22 | 10 | 20 | 0.49 | 0.39 |
Role – physical | 19 | -3 | 33 | -0.08 | -0.07 | 22 | 20 | 42 | 0.47 | 0.51 |
Bodily pain | 19 | 3 | 16 | 0.16 | 0.10 | 22 | 16 | 25 | 0.65 | 0.74 |
General health | 19 | -5 | 14 | -0.38 | -0.23 | 22 | 12 | 21 | 0.55 | 0.47 |
Vitality | 19 | 5 | 15 | 0.31 | 0.22 | 22 | 9 | 26 | 0.33 | 0.36 |
Social functioning | 19 | 1 | 16 | 0.08 | 0.06 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 0.84 | 0.65 |
Role – emotional | 19 | 4 | 27 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 22 | 9 | 37 | 0.24 | 0.24 |
Mental health | 19 | -0.3 | 15 | -0.02 | -0.02 | 22 | 5 | 17 | 0.28 | 0.23 |
Physical component summary | 19 | -1 | 5 | -0.18 | -0.12 | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0.74 | 0.79 |
Mental component summary | 19 | 1 | 6 | 0.23 | 0.18 | 22 | 3 | 11 | 0.28 | 0.25 |