Table 4.
Change between baseline and 8 weeks in intervention and control groups
| Questionnaire | Intervention group
|
Control group
|
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of patients | Median (range) change | No of patients | Median (range) change | |||
| Visual analogue scales: | ||||||
| Distress caused by breathlessness | 49 | 0 (−9-11) | 51 | 10 (−7-11) | 0.09 | |
| Breathlessness at worst | 50 | 1 (−7.2-8.5) | 52 | 4.8 (−6.2-8.5) | 0.14 | |
| Breathlessness at best | 50 | 1.3 (−7.1-8) | 52 | 7.0 (−3.3-8) | 0.03 | |
| WHO performance status | 51 | 0 (−3-3) | 52 | 2 (−1-3) | 0.02 | |
| Hospital anxiety and depression: | ||||||
| Anxiety | 50 | 0 (−7-11) | 52 | 9.5 (−6-11) | 0.08 | |
| Depression | 50 | 0.5 (−10-7) | 52 | 6 (−7-7) | 0.02 | |
| Rotterdam symptom checklist: | ||||||
| Psychological symptoms | 50 | 1 (−9-13) | 52 | 9 (−8-13) | 0.21 | |
| Physical symptoms | 50 | 2.5 (−24-16) | 52 | 14 (−11-16) | 0.04 | |
| Activity: | ||||||
| Items 38-44 | 47 | 2 (−12-15) | 52 | 8.5(−4-15) | 0.1 | |
| Subitems R41, R43, R44 | 47 | 0 (−6-9) | 52 | 5.5 (−3-9) | 0.05 | |
| Quality of life (1 item) | 47 | 1 (−4-4) | 52 | 2 (−2-4) | 0.25 | |
Negative scores show improvement.