From: Homeopathic medical practice: Long-term results of a cohort study with 3981 patients
Estimated changes compared to baseline† | |||||||
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Baseline | 3 months | 12 months | 24 month | Δ 3 months | Δ 12 months | Δ 24 months | |
mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean ± SD | mean (95%CI) | mean (95%CI) | mean (95%CI) | |
Adults | |||||||
Patients assessments (NRS) ‡ | 6.2 ± 1.7 | 3.8 ± 2.2* | 3.3 ± 2.1* | 2.9 ± 2.2* | -2.4 (-2.5 to -2.3) | -2.8 (-2.9 to -2.7) | -3.1 (-3.2 to -3.0) |
Physicians assessments (NRS) ‡ | 6.0 ± 1.6 | 3.9 ± 2.1* | 2.8 ± 2.1* | 2.1 ± 2.0* | -2.1 (-2.2 to -2.0) | -3.1 (-3.2 to -3.0) | -3.7 (-3.8 to -3.6) |
SF-36 QoL physical scale | 46.5 ± 10.1 | 49.1 ± 9.5* | 50.1 ± 9.6* | 50.7 ± 9.5* | 2.6 (2.3 to 2.9) | 3.5 (3.0 to 3.9) | 4.1 (3.5 to 4.6) |
SF-36 QoL mental scale | 39.3 ± 11.8 | 44.6 ± 10.8* | 45.5 ± 10.8* | 46.4 ± 10.6* | 5.6 (5.2 to 6.0) | 6.2 (5.7 to 6.7) | 6.9 (6.3 to 7.6) |
Children | |||||||
Patients assessments (NRS) ‡ | 6.1 ± 1.8 | 3.2 ± 2.3* | 2.5 ± 2.1* | 2.2 ± 2.0* | -3.1 (-3.3 to -2.9) | -3.5 (-3.7 to -3.4) | -3.9 (-4.0 to -3.7) |
Physicians assessments (NRS) ‡ | 5.9 ± 1.7 | 3.2 ± 2.2* | 2.0 ± 1.5* | 1.5 ± 1.8* | -2.7 (-2.8 to -2.6) | -3.8 (-4.0 to -3.7) | -4.4 (-4.6 to -4.3) |
KINDL QoL | 69.3 ± 13.3 | 72.1 ± 12.6 | 68.0 ± 9.2 | 67.3 ± 9.9* | 2.7 (1.7 to 3.7) | -0.4 (-1.5 to 0.8) | -2.2 (-3.6 to -0.8) |
KITA QoL mental/physical dimension | 67.6 ± 16.9 | 75.4 ± 14.6* | 77.0 ± 14.1* | 77.5 ± 14.3* | 8.3 (6.6 to 10.0) | 9.3 (7.7 to 10.8) | 10.0 (8.3 to 11.6) |
KITA QoL aspects of daily living | 58.6 ± 18.3 | 66.9 ± 15.9* | 69.1 ± 16.7* | 70.6 ± 16.0* | 8.5 (7.2 to 9.8) | 10.4 (8.8 to 12.0) | 11.6 (9.7 to 13.5) |