Table 2

Baseline scores for Quality of Life in Reflux and Dyspepsia (QOLRAD), four symptoms, Feeling Thermometer (FT), Standard Gamble (SG), Health Utilities Index Mark 2 and 3 (HUI), and Medical Outcomes Short Form-36 (SF-36).


Mean
SD

QOLRAD dimensions


     Emotional distress
4.5
1.4
     Sleep disturbance
4.5
1.5
     Food/drink problem
3.8
1.2
     Physical/social functioning
5.4
1.4
     Vitality
4.3
1.3
Four symptoms



     Stomach pain
3.9
1.5
     Heartburn
4.5
1.2
     Belching
3.6
1.6
     Acid reflux
4.1
1.6

FT
0.7
0.2
SG
0.8
0.2
HUI2
0.8
0.2
HUI3
0.8
0.2
SF-36



     Physical functioning
46.6
9.0
     Role-physcial
45.5
11.4
     Bodily pain
42.8
9.4
     General health
46.2
9.7
     Vitality
45.9
9.8
     Social functioning
47.7
10.3
     Role-emotional
46.5
12.0
     Mental health
46.9
10.4
     Physial component
45.1
8.7
     Mental component
47.6
11.0

Degl' Innocenti et al. Health and Quality of Life Outcomes 2005 3:4   doi:10.1186/1477-7525-3-4