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Table 4 Known groups validity: UFS-QOL scale scores by PGI-I response categories after 12 weeks of treatment in VENUS II: per protocol population (patient-reported outcome approach)

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

 

PGI-I

 

Improveda

No changeb

Worsenedc

Pairwise comparison

UFS-QOL

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

n

Mean (SD)

p valued

Symptom Severity

284

26.6 (21.7)

45

59.2 (22.5)

18

68.8 (23.2)

1***, 2***

Concern

285

74.7 (31.8)

44

25.2 (23.8)

18

30.6 (32.5)

1***, 2***

Activities

285

79.8 (27.2)

44

31.8 (26.5)

18

40.3 (27.7)

1***, 2***

Revised Activities

285

79.3 (27.8)

44

30.6 (27.4)

18

39.7 (29.4)

1***, 2***

Energy/Mood

285

75.2 (26.7)

44

39.4 (24.8)

18

43.2 (26.8)

1***, 2***

Control

285

79.9 (26.9)

44

47.8 (30.6)

18

42.2 (31.0)

1***, 2***

Self-Consciousness

285

68.9 (31.8)

44

31.8 (29.5)

18

42.6 (32.9)

1***, 2**

Sexual Function

285

71.3 (33.4)

44

42.6 (36.1)

18

48.6 (37.3)

1***, 2*

HRQoL Total

285

76.1 (26.1)

44

36.0 (22.7)

18

40.5 (25.7)

1***, 2***

  1. aIncludes responses of “Very much better”, “Much better”, and “A little better”
  2. bIncludes response of “No change”
  3. cIncludes responses of “A little worse”, “Much worse”, and “Very much worse”
  4. dGeneral linear model – pairwise comparisons between means were performed using Scheffe’s test adjusting for multiple comparisons: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001; 1, “improved” versus “no change”; 2, “improved” versus “worsened”. The comparison between “no change” versus “worsened” was not significant for each scale. HRQoL health-related quality of life, PGI-I Patient Global Impression of Improvement scale, SD standard deviation, UFS-QOL Uterine Fibroid Symptom and Health-Related Quality of Life questionnaire