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Table 2 Distributional characteristics of UFS-QOL scale scores at baseline and after 12 weeks of treatment

From: Psychometric validation of the 1-month recall Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire (UFS-QOL)

 

VENUS I

VENUS II

Baseline (n = 157)

12 weeks (n = 135a)

Baseline (n = 429b)

12 weeks (n = 347)

UFS-QOL

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

Mean (SD)

Median (range)

Symptom Severityc

62.0 (19.7)

63 (0–100)

30.5 (24.5)

25 (0–100)

65.5 (21.5)

69 (3–100)

33.0 (25.8)

28 (0–100)

Concernd

22.9 (22.6)

15 (0–100)

66.1 (35.7)

80 (0–100)

21.0 (21.7)

15 (0–100)

66.1 (35.9)

75 (0–100)

Activitiesd

34.3 (24.6)

32 (0–100)

75.4 (29.3)

89 (0–100)

32.0 (25.7)

29 (0–100)

71.7 (32.2)

86 (0–100)

Revised Activitiesd

30.7 (24.8)

30 (0–100)

74.4 (30.5)

85 (0–100)

29.9 (25.9)

25 (0–100)

71.1 (32.9)

85 (0–100)

Energy/Moodd

37.3 (24.7)

32 (0–100)

74.3 (27.5)

82 (4–100)

34.6 (25.0)

32 (0–100)

69.0 (29.6)

75 (0–100)

Controld

45.0 (27.0)

45 (0–100)

77.7 (26.9)

85 (0–100)

43.3 (28.8)

40 (0–100)

73.9 (30.4)

85 (0–100)

Self-Consciousnessd

35.1 (28.9)

33 (0–100)

71.4 (29.6)

83 (0–100)

31.7 (29.4)

25 (0–100)

62.9 (34.1)

67 (0–100)

Sexual Functiond

40.3 (33.8)

38 (0–100)

72.0 (33.5)

88 (0–100)

37.7 (33.7)

25 (0–100)

66.5 (35.4)

75 (0–100)

HRQoL Totald

35.4 (21.4)

35 (0–100)

73.3 (26.9)

81 (4–100)

33.0 (22.3)

29 (0–97)

69.2 (29.6)

78 (0–100)

  1. an = 134 for Symptom Severity, Concern, Energy/Mood, Control, Sexual Function, and HRQoL Total
  2. bn = 428 for Activities, Revised Activities, and Self-Consciousness; n = 427 for Concern, Energy/Mood, and Control; n = 426 for Sexual Function and HRQoL Total
  3. cScores range from 0 to 100, higher scores indicate greater symptom severity
  4. dScores range from 0 to 100, higher scores indicate better HRQoL. HRQoL health-related quality of life; SD standard deviation; UFS-QOL Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire