Table 4.
Summary of Patient reported outcome measures (PROM) data before and after participation in the airway clearance service (ACS)
| All completed participant questionnaires | Participants who completed both Pre ACS and Post ACS questionnaires | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre ACS | Post ACS | Difference Pre-post | Number meeting or exceeding MCID | ||
| Outcome measure | Domain scores | N (%) Mean (SD) | N (%) Mean (SD) | N (%) Mean (SD) | N (% of those who completed pre and post) |
|
Leicester Cough Questionnaire (n = 1155) (MCID 1.3 points higher) |
Total score | 775 (67) 14.6 (4.1) | 280 (24) 16.4 (3.4) | 273 (24) 1.7 (3.3) | 137 (50) |
|
COPD Assessment Tool (n = 344) (MCID 2 points lower) |
Total score | 309 (90) 22.8 (7.4) | 107 (35) 16.0 (7.8) | 101 (33) 2.7 (7.1) | 54 (53) |
|
Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (n = 1155) (MCID 5 points lower) |
Total score | 716 (62) 14.2 (12.0) | 260 (23) 13.1 (11.3) | 251 (22) 0.8 (9.4) | 68 (27) |
|
Quality of Life – Bronchiectasis (n = 579) (MCID – see individual domain) |
Physical (≥ 10.0 points) |
378 (65) 49.8 (32.0) |
161 (43) 55.8 (34.1) |
132 (35) -3.7 (18.3) |
63 (48) |
|
Role functioning (≥ 8.0 points) |
378 (65) 54.9 (12.8) |
161 (43) 57.6 (12.6) |
132 (35) -1.6 (14.2) |
52 (39) | |
|
Vitality (≥ 10.0 points) |
378 (65) 58.7 (13.9) |
161 (43) 60.6 (11.6) |
132 (35) -0.1 (14.8) |
40 (30) | |
|
Emotion (≥ 7.0 points) |
378 (65) 79.5 (21.3) |
161 (43) 84.3 (18.3) |
132 (35) -3.2 (15.5) |
51 (39) | |
|
Social (≥ 9.0 points) |
378 (65) 57.5 (26.1) |
161 (43) 64.1 (23.0 |
132 (35) -7.3 (22.8) |
71 (54) | |
|
Treatment Burden (≥ 9.0 points) |
204a (35) 36.3 (14.9) |
127b (22) 34.1 (12.8) |
77 (13) 1.9 (20.8) |
20 (15) | |
|
Health perception (≥ 8.0 points) |
378 (65) 49.8 (14.9) |
161 (43) 45.5 (15.3) |
132 (35) 1.2 (15.2) |
53 (40) | |
|
Respiration (≥ 8.0 points) |
378 (65) 60.4 (19.2) |
161 (43) 67.3 (15.0) |
132 (35) -5.0 (15.6) |
81 (61) | |
Leicester Cough Questionnaire and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale provided to all participants; COPD Assessment Tool provided only to those with a referral diagnosis of COPD; Quality of Life – Bronchiectasis provided only to those with a referral diagnosis of bronchiectasis
MCID-Minimum clinically important difference
aMissing responses for treatment burden domain questions resulted in a reduced number scored (n = 204/378 [54%]) complete domain responses
bMissing responses for treatment burden domain questions resulted in a reduced number scored (n = 127/161, [79%]) complete domain responses