Table 5.
Health related quality of life (HRQoL) evaluated by Seattle Angina Questionnaire (SAQ) at baseline and follow-up in patients grouped according to their answer to the statement at follow-up that 'The expectations I had regarding my treatment have been met'
|
Completely disagree
Baseline n=48 Follow-up n=44 |
Agree partially
Baseline n-=79 Follow-up n=76 |
Agree almost entirely
Baseline n=83 Follow-up n=81 |
Agree entirely
Baseline n=272 Follow-up n=264 |
Correlation of baseline values between the four alternatives from completely disagree to agree entirely#† | Correlation of changes from baseline to follow-up between the four alternatives from completely disagree to agree entirely† | ||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | rs
p value |
rs
p value |
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| Physical limitation | Baseline Follow-up Change |
57.1 (21.5) 55.6 (21.1) −0.945 (13.943) |
55.7 (17.0) 60.6 (20.9) 4.18 (15.6)* |
66.01 (19.9) 74.8 (20.2) 8.25 (16.8)*** |
65.6 (19.1) 79.5 (19.0) 13.5 (19.2)*** |
rs=0.18 0.0001 rs=0.38 p<0.0001 |
rs=0.26 <0.0001 |
| Angina stability | Baseline Follow-up Change |
41.8 (21.1) 43.5 (21.4) 2.78 (25.7) |
42.3 (27.4) 54.2 (24.8) 12.2 (32.8)** |
46.6 (22.4) 59.2 (20.6) 12.0 (28.8)** |
48.6 (25.1) 57.9 (20.2) 9.15 (30.4)*** |
rs=0.11 0.019 rs=0.13 p=0.0065 |
rs=0.01 0.85 |
| Angina frequency | Baseline Follow-up Change |
58.8 (26.6) 63.4 (28.9) 6.14 (20.4)* |
57.9 (31.0) 67.1 (29.2) 10.3 (31.6)* |
67.7 (26.4) 85.2 (19.9) 17.4 (23.3)*** |
66.9 (26.2) 89.7 (16.4) 22.9 (26.6)*** |
rs=0.11 0.018 rs=0.36 p<0.0001 |
rs=0.21 <0.0001 |
| Treatment satisfaction | Baseline Follow-up Change |
70.8 (20.7) 53.1 (27.8) −17.8 (29.4)** |
73.1 (15.2) 67.5 (21.5) −5.55 (23.6) |
73.5 (17.2) 78.6 (16.1) 4.96 (18.0)* |
81.2 (17.2) 88.2 (15.0) 6.73 (18.8)*** |
rs=0.25 <0.0001 rs=0.50 p<0.0001 |
rs=0.27 <0.0001 |
| Quality of life | Baseline Follow-up Change |
43.1 (20.3) 45.8 (20.5) 3.97 (24.9) |
38.9 (19.5) 49.0 (20.0) 10.4 (22.4)*** |
47.0 (18.8) 63.9 (21.8) 16.3 (20.0)*** |
46.1 (19.2) 67.4 (19.9) 21.6 (22.0)*** |
rs=0.10 0.027 rs=0.35 p<0.0001 |
rs=0.24 <0.0001 |
For comparison between baseline and follow-up Wilcoxon signed-rank tests were used and significance set at *=p<0.05, **=p<0.01 and ***=p<0.001.
†
For comparison between the four alternatives rs=Spearmen´s rank correlation test were used for continuous variables.
B, baseline; FU, follow-up.