Table 4.

Severe Respiratory Insufficiency questionnaire following 6 weeks of high-pressure and high-intensity noninvasive ventilation

	High pressure NIV (PSV)	High intensity NIV (PCV)	Mean difference (95% CI)	P value
Respiratory	69 ± 16	57 ± 11	12 (3 to 21)	0.017
Physical	57 ± 27	60 ± 29	−3 (−19 to 13)	0.668
Attendant symptoms and sleep	56 ± 10	51 ± 11	5 (−1 to 11)	0.070
Social relationships	70 ± 14	76 ± 12	−6 (−19 to 7)	0.297
Anxiety	74 ± 22	78 ± 23	−4 (−18 to 10)	0.557
Psychological well-being	72 ± 18	70 ± 24	2 (−11 to 16)	0.679
Social functioning	72 ± 22	70 ± 24	2 (−2 to 7)	0.283
Summary scale	67 ± 12	66 ± 16	1 (−4 to 7)	0.571

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; PSV, pressure support ventilation; PCV, pressure controlled ventilation; NIV, noninvasive ventilation.