Table 7 Summary of results of ability to detect change of NVSA© scores with the sPGA and effect size
No change | Any worsening | Any improvement | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of days of vomiting or Nausea | Number of vomiting episodes | Mean severity of Nausea | Number of days of vomiting or Nausea | Number of vomiting episodes | Mean severity of Nausea | Number of days of vomiting or Nausea | Number of vomiting Episodes | Mean severity of Nausea | |
Difference in Means | |||||||||
Range | −0.13 – 0.19 | − 0.15 – 0.51 | − 0.12 – 0.21 | − 0.05 – 1.83 | − 0.99 – 2.40 | − 0.22 – 0.76 | − 1.80 – 0.17 | −3.77 – − 1.07 | −1.02 – − 0.21 |
Mean | 0.02 | 0.06 | 0.00 | 0.65 | 1.21 | 0.32 | − 0.88 | −2.14 | 0.49 |
Median | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.55 | 0.21 | 0.45 | −1.05 | −1.37 | −0.29 |
Within-Patient Effect Size | |||||||||
Range | 0.00–0.08 | 0.00–0.29 | 0.01–0.17 | 0.02–0.78 | 0.26–1.37 | 0.06–0.73 | 0.07–0.73 | 0.60–0.97 | 0.22–0.82 |
Mean | 0.04 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.28 | 0.88 | 0.36 | 0.38 | 0.83 | 0.40 |
Median | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.04 | 0.23 | 0.60 | 0.38 | 0.42 | 0.88 | 0.29 |