Table 4.
Paired Samples t-Test and Effect Sizes for ESS, Physiological Variables, GERDQ, BEDQ, and HRQOL for Pre- and Post-Surgical Assessment
| N = 24 | Baseline Mean (SD) | Post-Surgery Mean (SD) | t (23) | P | Cohen’s d |
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| Eckardt Total | 6.63 (2.83) | 2.17 (1.76) | 6.71 | .000 | 1.89 |
| Dysphagia | 2.38 (0.77) | 0.88 (0.90) | 6.43 | .000 | 1.79 |
| Regurgitation | 1.92 (0.93) | 0.21 (0.42) | 8.38 | .000 | 2.37 |
| Chest Pain | 1.13 (0.95) | 0.50 (0.51) | 3.72 | .001 | 0.83 |
| Weight Loss | 1.21 (1.18) | 0.58 (1.02) | 1.81 | .083 | 0.57 |
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| TBE Column Height (cm) | |||||
| 1 minute | 16.43 (8.05) | 5.87 (5.76) | 5.26 | .000 | 1.51 |
| 5 minutes | 11.93 (8.62) | 4.43 (5.25) | 3.61 | .001 | 1.05 |
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| IRP | 34.23 (10.97) | 12.21 (7.10) | 8.24 | .000 | 2.38 |
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| EGJ Pressure | 31.3 (10.3) | 9.1 (6.9) | 9.63 | .000 | 2.53 |
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| GERDQ | 9.00 (3.26) | 6.96 (2.14) | 2.96 | .007 | 0.74 |
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| Regurgitation | 2.13 (1.12) | 0.21 (0.42) | 7.98 | .000 | 2.27 |
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| Epigastric Pain | 1.17 (1.20) | 0.33 (0.70) | 3.39 | .003 | 0.86 |
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| Heartburn | 0.96 (1.12) | 0.50 (0.83) | 2.11 | .046 | 0.47 |
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| Nausea | 1.29 (1.23) | 0.25 (0.53) | 3.92 | .001 | 1.10 |
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| Sleep Disturbance | 1.38 (1.21) | 0.29 (0.55) | 4.25 | .000 | 1.16 |
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| Medication Increase | 1.00 (1.29) | 0.54 (0.93) | 1.47 | .156 | 0.41 |
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| BEDQ | 28.17 (14.87) | 3.54 (6.71) | 7.70 | .000 | 2.13 |
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| Dysphagia | 15.88 (8.57) | 1.63 (3.59) | 7.80 | .000 | 2.17 |
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| Chest Pain | 8.79 (4.97) | 1.08 (2.06) | 7.36 | .000 | 2.03 |
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| Impactions | 3.21 (2.3) | 0.83 (1.76) | 4.31 | .000 | 1.16 |
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| ER Visits | 0.29 (0.46) | 0.00 (0.00) | 3.08 | .005 | 0.89 |
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| HRQOL | 16.61 (9.70) | 10.94 (7.00) | 3.44 | .003 | 0.67 |
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| Physical | 4.56 (3.96) | 3.67 (3.55) | 1.04 | .315 | 0.24 |
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| Mental | 3.39 (2.81) | 2.72 (2.76) | 1.22 | .277 | 0.24 |