Table 3.
Distribution of Change in VELO-P Subscales and Corresponding Ratings of Change Scales for all treatment categories
| VELO-P Speech Change |
VELO-P Swallow Change |
VELO-P Situational Change |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subscale Categoriesa | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n | Mean (SD) | n |
| A great deal worse | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A good deal worse | - | - | - | - | 15 (−) | 1 |
| Moderately worse | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Somewhat worse | 7 (−) | 1 | −8 (−) | 1 | - | - |
| A little worse | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Hardly worse at all | 25 (−) | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| About the same | 7 (18) | 9 | 2 (12) | 21 | 19 (18) | 17 |
| Hardly better at all | - | - | - | - | 43 (18) | 2 |
| A little better | 4 (−) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 25 (−) | 1 |
| Somewhat better | 20 (10) | 5 | - | - | 13 (4) | 2 |
| Moderately better | 27 (8) | 2 | 25 (−) | 1 | 18 (4) | 2 |
| A good deal better | 25 (17) | 8 | 6 (8) | 4 | 30 (39) | 3 |
| A great deal better | 52 (19) | 5 | 31 (24) | 4 | 60 (17) | 3 |
| p-value | 0.001 | 0.01 | 0.007 | |||
Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Effects on Life Outcomes-Parent (VELO-P).
a
Categories of Speech, Swallowing and Social & Interactions Ratings of Change in QOL scales for each respective analysis
b
Test for trend