Table 2.
Descriptive statistics for PCOQ constructs
| Usual Severity | Acceptable Severity | Importance of Improvement | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Symptom | n | Mean | S.D. | Range | n | Mean | S.D. | Range | n | Mean | S.D. | Range |
| Urination problems | 98 | 2.36 | 2.81 | 0–10 | 59 | 2.59 | 1.78 | 0–6 | 59 | 4.00 | 3.30 | 0–10 |
| Diarrhea | 97 | 0.62 | 1.58 | 0–8 | 21 | 1.14 | 0.91 | 0–3 | 21 | 3.67 | 3.34 | 0–10 |
| Constipation | 98 | 1.06 | 2.15 | 0–10 | 26 | 2.19 | 1.83 | 0–6 | 26 | 4.23 | 3.31 | 0–10 |
| Sexual dysfunction | 97 | 4.20 | 4.17 | 0–10 | 59 | 3.66 | 2.68 | 0–10 | 60 | 4.55 | 3.70 | 0–10 |
| Fatigue | 98 | 3.62 | 2.54 | 0–10 | 81 | 2.51 | 1.74 | 0–8 | 82 | 5.05 | 3.21 | 0–10 |
| Sleep problems | 99 | 2.93 | 2.70 | 0–10 | 72 | 2.51 | 1.96 | 0–10 | 74 | 4.15 | 3.01 | 0–10 |
| Pain | 98 | 2.05 | 2.56 | 0–10 | 52 | 2.44 | 2.25 | 0–10 | 53 | 4.72 | 3.37 | 0–10 |
| Nausea | 98 | 0.40 | 1.25 | 0–7 | 14 | 1.71 | 1.59 | 0–6 | 13 | 4.46 | 3.69 | 0–10 |
| Lack of appetite | 99 | 0.85 | 1.94 | 0–10 | 22 | 3.41 | 2.32 | 0–10 | 22 | 4.82 | 3.26 | 0–10 |
| Emotional distress | 99 | 1.35 | 2.05 | 0–8 | 45 | 2.44 | 1.66 | 0–7 | 46 | 3.65 | 3.11 | 0–10 |
PCOQ Patient-Centered Outcomes Questionnaire