Table 2 Change in HRQoL scores from baseline to 12 weeks, mean (SD) unless otherwise stated
Change score | Mean difference between change scores | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(1) Acupuncture | (2) Sham | (3) Conventional | (1) – (2) | (95%CI) | p3 | (3) – (2) | (95%CI) | p3 | (3) – (1) | (95%CI) | p3 | |
n | 15–18 | 14–16 | 16–17 | |||||||||
Chronic sinusitis survey 1 | ||||||||||||
Sinusitis symptoms | 11 (23) | 8 (24) | 32 (41) | 3 | (-24 to 31) | 0.96 | 24 | (-3 to 51) | 0.09 | 24 | (-3 to 52) | 0.14 |
Medication effects | -0.5 (18) | 8 (22) | -10 (21) | -9 | (-26 to 9) | 0.44 | * | * | ||||
Total | 6 (15) | 7 (18) | 10 (24) | -1 | (-19 to 17) | 0.99 | * | * | ||||
Short Form 36 2 | ||||||||||||
Physical functioning | 1 (16) | 0.5 (13) | 6 (17) | 1 | (-12 to 14) | 0.99 | 5 | (-8 to 18) | 0.58 | 5 | (-8 to 17) | 0.68 |
Role – physical | -3 (48) | -12 (39) | 28 (36) | 9 | (-44 to 25) | 0.8 | 40 | (5 to 75) | 0.02 | 31 | (-3 to 65) | 0.08 |
Bodily pain | 2 (23) | 5 (23) | 16 (20) | -3 | (-21 to 15) | 0.92 | 11 | (-7 to 29) | 0.33 | 14 | (-4 to 32) | 0.16 |
General health | 2 (22) | -4 (18) | 10 (21) | 6 | (-11 to 23) | 0.67 | 14 | (-3 to 31) | 0.13 | 8 | (-9 to 25) | 0.48 |
Vitality | -1 (20) | 4 (16) | 13 (31) | -5 | (-25 to 14) | 0.8 | 8 | (-11 to 28) | 0.56 | 13 | (-6 to 33) | 0.21 |
Social functioning | 7 (15) | 5 (22) | 15 (23) | 1 | (-15 to 18) | 0.98 | 9 | (-8 to 26) | 0.4 | 8 | (-9 to 24) | 0.5 |
Role – emotional | -4 (36) | 7 (31) | 24 (40) | -10 | (-41 to 20) | 0.69 | 17 | (-14 to 48) | 0.4 | 27 | (-2 to 57) | 0.08 |
Mental health | -3 (10) | 0 (12) | 10 (20) | -3 | (-15 to 9) | 0.82 | 10 | (-2 to 22) | 0.12 | 13 | (1 to 25) | 0.03 |