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Table 3 Comparison of quality of life (SF-12), Goldberg, and MOS scales

From: Analysis of benzodiazepine withdrawal program managed by primary care nurses in Spain

 

No success (12 pacs)

Success (39 pacs)

 

Scale

Mean

Desv. Est.

p

Mean

Desv. Est.

p

Effect size Cohen’s

SF·12: physical component

       

   0

41.89

11.62

 

39.60

8.82

 

0.25

   12 months

49.09

1.63

0.36

39.89

8.36

0.79

1.27

   24 months

49.71

2.98

0.58

38.99

7.49

0.52

1.62

SF12: mental component

       

   0

42.79

16.12

 

45.96

9.88

 

−0.28

   12 months

48.03

11.17

0.28

48.79

9.74

0.08

−0.08

   24 months

40.72

19.63

0.43

49.27

9.73

0.02

−0.69

Goldberg anxiety

       

   0

3.75

3.19

 

3.23

2.65

 

0.19

   12 months

0.75

1,50

0,30

2,33

2,31

0,01

−0.75

   24 months

2,67

2,52

1,00

2,26

2,42

0,01

0.17

Goldberg depression

       

   0

2,17

1,85

 

2,36

2,31

 

−0.09

   12 months

1,00

1,41

0,42

1,62

2,42

0,00

−0.28

   24 months

1.00

1,73

0,42

1,55

1,84

0,00

−0.31

Short of Breath Scale

       

   0

75,00

28,44

 

82,56

24,36

 

−0.30

   12 months

95,00

10,00

0,42

85,64

20,49

0,32

0.51

   24 months

100,00

0,00

0,07

90,26

16,46

0,02

0.69

Sleep Adequacy

       

   0

40,00

24,12

 

56,15

27,30

 

−0.62

   12 months

30,00

34,64

0,07

56,41

22,18

0,96

−1.06

   24 months

53,33

11,55

0,06

58,46

26,31

0,36

−0.22

Sleep Disturbance Scale

       

   0

51,88

14,19

 

55,71

14,78

 

−0.27

   12 months

68,44

10,87

0,19

56,60

13,02

0,73

0.96

   24 months

57,92

6,88

0,68

57,31

12,15

0,44

0.06

Sleep Problems Index I

       

   0

61,39

14,32

 

62,99

9,88

 

−0.15

   12 months

75,00

15,99

0,46

63,85

6,86

0,60

1.17

   24 months

67,78

6,94

0,15

65,47

6,69

0,07

0.35

Sleep Problems Index II

       

   0

59,35

11,42

 

60,94

9,34

 

−0.16

   12 months

71,53

12,86

0,40

61,45

5,54

0,83

1.32

   24 months

62,04

6,99

0,47

62,68

6,61

0,18

−0.10

Snoring Scale

       

   0

71,67

35,63

 

66,15

37,32

 

0.15

   12 months

100,00

0,00

0,18

70,77

35,79

0,24

0.95

   24 months

100,00

0,00

0,18

74,87

29,99

0,03

0.97

Somnolence Scale

       

   0

59,44

17,16

 

73,50

17,54

 

−0.82

   12 months

70,00

20,73

0,21

72,82

15,09

0,86

−0.17

   24 months

64,44

20,37

0,12

76,92

14,25

0,25

−0.80

  1. MOS: Medical Outcomes Study.
  2. SF-12: Short-Form Health Survey.