Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the Patient Benefits Questionnaire
Item (treatment benefit) | Children | Adolescents | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
The current treatment has helped me to … | N | Did apply (%) | Mean (SD)a | Quite/ veryb (%) | N | Did apply (%) | Mean (SD)a | Quite/ veryb (%) | |
1) | … no longer have to sneeze | 167 | 96.5 | 2.21 (1.22) | 43.7 | 90 | 95.7 | 2.18 (1.21) | 45.6 |
2) | … no longer have a runny or stuffy nose | 168 | 97.7 | 2.19 (1.23) | 42.9 | 92 | 98.9 | 2.28 (1.18) | 51.1 |
3) | … be able to breathe through my nose freely | 166 | 97.6 | 2.23 (1.21) | 41.0 | 91 | 97.8 | 2.43 (1.21) | 54.9 |
4) | … feel less tired or groggy | 130 | 75.6 | 2.35 (1.26) | 50.8 | 75 | 80.6 | 2.24 (1.29) | 49.3 |
5) | … be able to stay outdoors without symptoms | 155 | 91.7 | 2.43 (1.25) | 51.0 | 86 | 92.5 | 2.45 (1.20) | 51.2 |
6) | … have an easily applicable treatment | 152 | 89.9 | 3.25 (1.08) | 78.9 | 82 | 87.2 | 2.96 (1.22) | 69.5 |
7) | … not have itching eyes, nose or throat anymore | 165 | 96.5 | 2.30 (1.24) | 48.5 | 86 | 92.5 | 2.37 (1.12) | 52.3 |
8) | … not have burning or watery eyes anymore | 148 | 85.5 | 2.36 (1.29) | 48.0 | 88 | 93.6 | 2.41 (1.28) | 54.5 |
9) | … no longer have hay fever symptoms | 168 | 97.7 | 2.30 (1.30) | 45.8 | 91 | 97.8 | 2.32 (1.20) | 48.4 |
10) | … be able to sleep better | 131 | 76.6 | 2.59 (1.24) | 56.5 | 73 | 77.7 | 2.55 (1.33) | 63.0 |
11) | … need less time for treatment | 145 | 85.3 | 3.27 (1.21) | 79.3 | 80 | 86.0 | 3.08 (1.20) | 75.0 |
12) | … feel well even with having hay fever | 156 | 90.7 | 2.67 (1.18) | 60.3 | 81 | 86.2 | 2.77 (1.22) | 70.4 |
13) | … be able to do anything I want in my free time even while having hay fever | 149 | 86.6 | 2.83 (1.20) | 63.8 | 77 | 81.9 | 2.75 (1.29) | 62.3 |
14) | … feel more comfortable being around other people | 123 | 71.1 | 2.87 (1.23) | 65.9 | 69 | 74.2 | 2.67 (1.31) | 63.8 |
15) | … be focused at school | 120 | 69.8 | 2.63 (1.25) | 62.5 | 70 | 74.5 | 2.49 (1.32) | 54.3 |
16) | … not be excluded by others | 83 | 48.5 | 2.54 (1.33) | 55.4 | 47 | 50.0 | 2.68 (1.42) | 61.7 |
17) | … not to have to go to the doctor so often | 142 | 82.1 | 2.89 (1.33) | 69.0 | 75 | 79.8 | 2.73 (1.37) | 68.0 |
18) | … have a comfortable treatment | 157 | 91.3 | 3.12 (1.20) | 74.5 | 85 | 91.4 | 2.95 (1.23) | 68.2 |
19) | … have fewer side effects | 148 | 86.0 | 3.03 (1.28) | 72.3 | 81 | 87.1 | 2.72 (1.39) | 65.4 |