Table 5. Treatment descriptors and treatment burden instruments descriptive statistics based on disease severity groups.
| Mild severity
(n=49) |
Moderate to
severe severity (n=50) |
Total (n=99) * | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of treatments | |||
| Mean (SD) | 11.3(4.1) | 15 (4.9) | 13.2 (4.8) |
| Median (IQR) | 12 (9 – 13.5) | 15 (13 – 17) | 13 (11 – 16) |
| Range | 2 – 20 | 0 – 31 | 0 – 31 |
| TCS | |||
| Mean (SD) | 19 (6.4) | 24.8 (7.3) | 22 (7.5) |
| Median (IQR) | 19 (14.5 – 24) | 24 (21 – 29.5) | 23 (18 – 27) |
| Range | 5 – 32 | 0 – 40 | 0 – 40 |
| Total treatment time (min/day) | |||
| Mean (SD) | 78.3 (45.1) | 106 (87.5) | 92.2 (70.8) |
| Median (IQR) | 80 (45 – 100) | 90 (50 – 125) | 85 (50 – 110) |
| Range | 0 – 190 | 0 – 420 | 0 - 420 |
| CFQ-R ‘treatment burden” domain | |||
| Mean (SD) | 57.3 (22.1) | 49.7 (23) | 53.5 (22.7) |
| Median (IQR) | 55.5 (44.4 – 72.2) | 50 (33.3 – 66.6) | 55.5 (33.3 – 66.6) |
| Range | 11.1 – 100 | 11.1 – 100 | 11.1 – 100 |
| CFQoL ‘treatment issues” domain | |||
| Mean (SD) | 64.7 (26.2) | 63.3 (25.4) | 64 (25.7) |
| Median (IQR) | 73.3 (53.3 – 86.6) | 66.6 (46.6 – 86.6) | 66.6 (46.6 – 86.6) |
| Range | 0 – 100 | 0 – 100 | 0 – 100 |
| MTBQ reversed global score | |||
| Mean (SD) | 83.1 (13.6) | 79.5 (14.1) | 81.3 (14) |
| Median (IQR) | 84.6 (74 – 94.2) | 83.6 (69.2 – 90.3) | 84.6 (73.1 – 92.3) |
| Range | 46.1 – 100 | 42.3 – 100 | 42.3 – 100 |
* Two participants were not included due to the unavailability of their ppFEV1 data.
Abbreviations: TCS = treatment complexity score.