Table 2 Descriptive statistics for Patient Needs Questionnaire
Item (treatment goal) | Children | Adolescents | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
As a result of therapy, how important is it for you to … | N | Mean (SD)a | Quite/ veryb (%) | N | Mean (SD)a | Quite/ veryb (%) | |
1) | … no longer have to sneeze | 214 | 2.70 (1.27) | 61.7 | 116 | 2.76 (1.15) | 57.8 |
2) | … no longer have a runny or stuffy nose | 214 | 3.36 (0.96) | 84.1 | 117 | 3.01 (1.09) | 69.2 |
3) | … be able to breathe through your nose freely | 214 | 3.37 (1.00) | 84.1 | 115 | 3.13 (1.16) | 77.4 |
4) | … feel less tired or groggy | 215 | 2.52 (1.51) | 61.9 | 115 | 2.43 (1.50) | 60.0 |
5) | … be able to stay outdoors without symptoms | 215 | 3.34 (1.14) | 83.7 | 115 | 3.07 (1.15) | 75.7 |
6) | … have an easily applicable treatment | 211 | 3.28 (0.99) | 82.0 | 113 | 3.01 (1.02) | 71.7 |
7) | … not have itching eyes, nose or throat anymore | 213 | 3.38 (1.04) | 86.4 | 117 | 3.09 (1.19) | 76.1 |
8) | … not have burning or watery eyes anymore | 214 | 3.17 (1.29) | 78.0 | 117 | 3.03 (1.35) | 76.1 |
9) | … no longer have hay fever symptoms | 213 | 3.51 (0.84) | 89.7 | 117 | 3.33 (0.90) | 86.3 |
10) | … be able to sleep better | 215 | 2.64 (1.50) | 65.1 | 117 | 2.39 (1.54) | 55.6 |
11) | … need less time for treatment | 211 | 2.90 (1.29) | 67.3 | 117 | 2.66 (1.16) | 61.5 |
12) | … feel well even with having hay fever | 212 | 3.48 (0.82) | 90.1 | 116 | 3.17 (1.05) | 77.6 |
13) | … be able to do anything you want in your free time even while having hay fever | 215 | 3.52 (0.96) | 88.8 | 117 | 3.28 (1.11) | 83.8 |
14) | … feel more comfortable being around other people | 215 | 3.04 (1.35) | 75.3 | 117 | 2.57 (1.44) | 62.4 |
15) | … be focused at school | 214 | 2.77 (1.54) | 69.6 | 116 | 2.61 (1.49) | 62.9 |
16) | … not be excluded by others | 214 | 1.92 (1.82) | 46.3 | 115 | 1.43 (1.63) | 32.2 |
17) | … not to have to go to the doctor so often | 215 | 2.99 (1.22) | 71.2 | 115 | 2.67 (1.29) | 60.9 |
18) | … have a comfortable treatment | 215 | 3.28 (1.04) | 81.4 | 117 | 3.05 (1.02) | 73.5 |
19) | … have fewer side effects | 214 | 3.19 (1.26) | 79.4 | 116 | 3.18 (1.12) | 76.7 |