TABLE 2.
Improvement (Increased Mean From Baseline to 6 Months) of Quality-of-Life Metrics in the Minimally Invasive Surgical Group
| QOL Items | Medically Managed |
TPVIAL* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline, Mean (SD) | 3 mo, Mean (SD) | P | 6 mo, Mean (SD) | P* | Baseline, Mean (SD) | 3 mo, Mean (SD) | P | 6 mo, Mean (SD) | P | |
| Energy/fatigue | 46.25 (25.4) | 49.16 (23.1) | 0.49 | 54.37 (22.1) | 0.06 | 33 (19.8) | 49.5 (20.6) | 0.01 | 55.5 (14.4) | 0.03 |
| Physical function | 65 (33.9) | 60.13 (27.3) | 0.73 | 65.55 (20.8) | 0.88 | 50.16 (23.5) | 49.22 (20.7) | 0.95 | 54.88 (26.5) | 0.44 |
| Role limitation caused by physical health | 46.87 (47.1) | 53.12 (47.1) | 0.85 | 40.62 (42.1) | 0.85 | 22.5 (41.5) | 32.5 (40.2) | 0.41 | 50 (42.4) | 0.17 |
| Social function | 73.43 (24.4) | 71.87 (19.76) | 1.0 | 73.43 (18.2) | 0.72 | 66.25 (21.2) | 75 (26.3) | 0.55 | 80 (24.4) | 0.28 |
| General health | 61.87 (25.9) | 60.62 (23.9) | 1.0 | 61.25 (25.8) | 0.86 | 62.87 (18.9) | 69.5 (15.3) | 0.34 | 72.5 (20.9) | 0.29 |
| Pain | 72.5 (23.9) | 69.37 (23) | 0.68 | 79.37 (18.5) | 0.12 | 73.75 (27.7) | 79.75 (19.5) | 0.28 | 76 (23.1) | 0.55 |
| Limitations caused by emotional problems | 66.66 (39.8) | 66.66 (39.8) | 0.50 | 70.83 (33) | 0.50 | 63.33 (42) | 60 (40.9) | 0.68 | 70 (42.8) | 0.79 |
| Emotional well-being | 72 (19.4) | 69.83 (15.5) | 0.52 | 71.5 (16.4) | 0.88 | 74.1 (9.7) | 71.2 (20.2) | 0.52 | 67.3 (19.7) | 0.28 |
*
Baseline versus 6 months.
QOL, quality of life; TPVIAL, Thoracoscopic Pulmonary Vein Isolation and Appendage Ligation.