Table 4:
Impact of interventions on single-item sinus severity assessment,9 and attitudes toward antibiotics and need to visit a doctor
| Variable | Mean difference in score (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sinus severity assessment at 3 mo | Sinus severity assessment at 6 mo | Belief in antibiotics* | Would not visit doctor next time,* at 3 mo | Would not visit doctor next time,* at 6 mo | |
| Nasal irrigation (v. no irrigation) | |||||
| Crude | 0.07 (−0.17 to 0.30) | 0.23 (−0.03 to 0.49) | 0.08 (−0.14 to 0.30) | 0.19 (−0.04 to 0.42) | 0.30 (0.08 to 0.53) |
| Adjusted | 0.07 (−0.17 to 0.31) | 0.22 (−0.04 to 0.48) | 0.09 (−0.13 to 0.30) | 0.22 (−0.01 to 0.45) | 0.32 (0.09 to 0.54) |
| Steam inhalation (v. no steam nhalation) | |||||
| Crude | 0.05 (−0.20 to 0.30) | 0.11 (−0.15 to 0.37) | −0.11 (−0.34 to 0.11) | −0.04 (−0.26 to 0.20) | 0.08 (−0.16 to 0.31) |
| Adjusted | 0.06 (−0.18 to 0.31) | 0.11 (−0.15 to 0.37) | −0.12 (−0.34 to 0.10) | −0.01 (−0.24 to 0.22) | 0.08 (−0.15 to 0.31) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
*
Agreed with statement on 7-point Likert scale.