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Table 7 Descriptive statistics for ePASD composite scores, overall

From: Psychometric evaluation of an electronic Asthma Symptom Diary for young children

ePASD composite score

Mean (SD), n

Median; min, max

Missing (%)

Day 1

   

Daytime Symptom score

0.44 (0.4), 82

0.3; 0, 1.8

9 (9.9)

Daytime score

0.45 (0.4), 82

0.4; 0, 1.7

9 (9.9)

Nighttime Symptom score

0.42 (0.4), 82

0.3; 0, 1.7

9 (9.9)

Nighttime score

0.37 (0.4), 82

0.3; 0, 1.5

9 (9.9)

Overall Symptom score

0.43 (0.4), 82

0.3; 0, 1.3

9 (9.9)

Change from Day 1 to EOS Day − 1

  

Daytime Symptom score

0.06 (0.4), 62

0.0; −1.0, 1.5

29 (31.9)

Daytime score

0.06 (0.4), 62

0.0; −1.1, 1.4

29 (31.9)

Nighttime Symptom score

−0.00 (0.4), 62

0.0; −1.0, 1.0

29 (31.9)

Nighttime score

−0.01 (0.4), 62

0.0; −1.0, 1.0

29 (31.9)

Overall Symptom score

0.03 (0.4), 62

0.0; −0.9, 1.0

29 (31.9)

Weekly Scores

   

Number of RFDs

3.47 (3.0), 53

3.0; 0, 7.0

38 (41.8)

RFD-Proportion

0.52 (0.4), 70

0.5; 0, 1.0

21 (23.1)

  1. EOS = end of study; ePASD = electronic Pediatric Asthma Symptom Diary; RFD = rescue medication–free day; SD = standard deviation
  2. Notes: A study day is defined as the daytime item responses (Items D1-D6) followed by the nighttime item responses (Items N1-N5). For each study day, the daytime items are completed at the end of the day and the nighttime items are completed the next morning