Table 2.
Comparison of quality-of-life scores at 3 and 6 months postoperative
| A 3 months | A 6 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Myomectomy n = 34 |
Myolysis n = 16 |
p value | Myomectomy n = 34 |
Myolysis n = 16 |
p value | |
| UFS-QOL questionnaire | ||||||
| SSS | 32.5 ± 23.4 | 23.8 ± 18.1 | 0.18 | 23 ± 22.2 | 35.6 ± 21.7 | 0.08 |
| HRQOL total score | 65.2 ± 28.9 | 67.1 ± 19.2 | 0.82 | 70.4 ± 27.7 | 70.9 ± 17.9 | 0.95 |
| EQ-5D questionnaire | ||||||
| Visual analog scale | 70.4 ± 17.2 | 68.4 ± 11.7 | 0.65 | 69.6 ± 23.9 | 73.4 ± 27.7 | 0.43 |
| FSFI questionnaire | ||||||
| FSS | 15.7 ± 11.1 | 20.9 ± 9.9 | 0.11 | 18.4 ± 11.6 | 23.4 ± 9.7 | 0.16 |
The data are presented as means ± standard deviation (SD)
SSS Symptom Severity Score; higher transformed scores indicate greater severity or discomfort of symptoms, HRQOL Health-Related Quality of Life; higher transformed scores indicate greater quality of life, FSS full scale score