Table 4
Quality of life measures
| Pre-HT§ | Pre-HT/Post-HT¶ | Pre-HT/follow up¶ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | NR | R | NR | R | NR | |
| Data shown for responders (R) and non-responders (NR) as §mean scores (SEM) and ¶intra-individual differences (mean (95% CI)) between time points. | ||||||
| Note: In contrast with other symptom scores, higher values in quality of life measures signify improvement; positive and negative values in intra-individual differences denote reduction (deterioration) and increase (improvement) in scores, respectively, relative to earlier time point. | ||||||
| *p<0.05; **p<0.005; ***p<0.001; ‡p>0.05 (versus pre-HT); †††p<0.001; ††p<0.01; †p<0.05; ‡‡p>0.05 (R v NR). | ||||||
| Psychic well being | 50.3 (1.8)‡‡ | 55.1 (3.1) | 27.6 (23.9 to 31.4)*** ††† | 10.3 (4.4 to 16.2)** | 18.7 (14.2 to 23.2)*** †† | 6.2 (−0.4 to 12.8)‡ |
| Physical well being | 47.2 (1.7)‡‡ | 45.1 (2.7) | 21.8 (18.6 to 25.0) *** ††† | 12.0 (7.4 to 16.6)*** | 12.5 (8.9 to 16.0)*** † | 4.9 (−0.1 to 10.0)‡ |
| Mood | 48.9 (1.6)‡‡ | 47.4 (2.6) | 19.9 (16.4 to 23.4) *** †† | 10.6 (4.4 to 16.8)** | 12.8 (9.0 to 16.5)*** ‡‡ | 10.2 (4.2 to 16.3)** |
| Control | 53.8 (1.9)‡‡ | 59.2 (3.4) | 18.2 (14.8 to 21.5)*** † | 11.0 (5.2 to 16.8)*** | 13.0 (8.8 to 17.3)*** † | 4.7 (−2.5 to 11.8)‡ |
| Social/relationships | 68.6 (1.6)‡‡ | 67.1 (2.9) | 10.8 (8.6 to 18.6)*** †† | 5.0 (1.7 to 8.3)** | 7.4 (4.3 to 10.4)* ‡‡ | 3.9 (−1.3 to 7.6)‡ |
