Table 6.

Change in quality of life scores according to changes in overall symptom score from baseline to week 12

	Unchanged					Improved
	N	Mean change 0 to 12 weeks	SD of change within group	SRM	Effect size	N	Mean change 0 to 12 weeks	SD of change within group	SRM	Effect size
Chronic sinusitis survey
Sinus symptoms	18	2	25	0.09	0.08	20	33	32	1.02	1.29
Medication usage*	15	2	22	0.08	0.08	11	5	24	0.20	0.25
Total*	15	5	15	0.31	0.28	10	13	21	0.66	0.69
Short Form 36
Physical functioning	19	-2	9	-0.17	-0.11	22	10	20	0.49	0.39
Role – physical	19	-3	33	-0.08	-0.07	22	20	42	0.47	0.51
Bodily pain	19	3	16	0.16	0.10	22	16	25	0.65	0.74
General health	19	-5	14	-0.38	-0.23	22	12	21	0.55	0.47
Vitality	19	5	15	0.31	0.22	22	9	26	0.33	0.36
Social functioning	19	1	16	0.08	0.06	22	17	20	0.84	0.65
Role – emotional	19	4	27	0.13	0.12	22	9	37	0.24	0.24
Mental health	19	-0.3	15	-0.02	-0.02	22	5	17	0.28	0.23
Physical component summary	19	-1	5	-0.18	-0.12	22	6	9	0.74	0.79
Mental component summary	19	1	6	0.23	0.18	22	3	11	0.28	0.25

SRM = standardized response mean; *patients receiving conventional medical treatment with medication were excluded from this analysis (n = 14).