Table 3.
Comparison of quality-of-life parameters between the group undergoing trans-oral endoscopic thyroidectomy and the group undergoing conventional open thyroidectomy. This table is based on the SF-36 questionnaire
| SF 36 | Post op 2 weeks | Post op 6 weeks | Post op 12 weeks | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endo (n:32) | Open (n:38) | P-value | Endo (n:32) | Open (n:38) | P-value | Endo (n:32) | Open (n:38) | P-value | |
| Physical function | 83.9 (25.9) | 74.4 (24.7) | 0.244 | 93.8 (20.1) | 81.3 (22.1) | 0.064 | 95.3 (19.5) | 87.2 (24.4) | 0.378 |
| Role physic | 85.2 (28.3) | 49.3 (44.5) | < 0.001* | 87.5 (28.4) | 59.2 (37.4) | 0.001* | 100.0 (0.0) | 84.5 (31.4) | 0.108 |
| Bodily pain | 78.8 (29.4) | 77.5 (30.0) | > 0.999 | 91.1 (23.9) | 81.3 (22.1) | 0.351 | 92.4 (24.3) | 80.8 (28.6) | 0.188 |
| General health | 74.1 (25.9) | 72.0 (25.6) | > 0.999 | 83.4 (21.4) | 73.5 (21.7) | 0.235 | 81.0 (23.6) | 73.3 (25.3) | 0.458 |
| Vitality | 65.9 (34.0) | 58.9 (28.1) | 0.928 | 78.1 (32.4) | 61.6 (27.6) | 0.053 | 82.8 (25.6) | 64.0 (29.1) | 0.027* |
| Social function | 84.9 (25.5) | 71.4 (36.3) | 0.140 | 95.3 (19.5) | 76.3 (33.2) | 0.016* | 90.6 (26.8) | 86.1 (25.8) | > 0.999 |
| Role emotion | 88.5 (26.2) | 65.8 (43.5) | 0.004* | 95.3 (19.5) | 82.5 (29.8) | 0.212 | 92.2 (25.7) | 88.3 (27.5) | > 0.999 |
| Mental health | 72.2 (28.7) | 69.5 (25.8) | > 0.999 | 88.3 (21.8) | 69.6 (23.9) | 0.004* | 87.2 (24.2) | 82.2 (23.5) | > 0.999 |
* p < 0.05: statistically significance