Table 3 Descriptive statistics of Wound-QoL items, global scale, and subscales at the first and second visit
From: A translation and preliminary validation of the Dutch Wound-QoL questionnaire
Wound-QoL items and scales | T0 | T1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In the last seven days … | n | min | max | mean | SD | n | min | max | mean | SD | |
1 | my wound hurt | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.51 | 1.230 | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.35 | 1.266 |
2 | my wound had a bad smell | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.34 | 0.807 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.29 | 0.782 |
3 | the discharge from the wound has upset me | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.90 | 1.182 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.73 | 1.075 |
4 | the wound has affected my sleep | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.18 | 1.288 | 118 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.86 | 1.233 |
5 | the treatment of the wound has been a burden to me | 118 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.92 | 1.207 | 118 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.82 | 1.159 |
6 | the wound has made me unhappy | 118 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.93 | 1.238 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.80 | 1.149 |
7 | I have felt frustrated because the wound is taking so long to heal | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.58 | 1.406 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.72 | 1.379 |
8 | I have worried about my wound | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.42 | 1.453 | 118 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.27 | 1.400 |
9 | I have been afraid of the wound getting worse or of getting new wounds | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.36 | 1.431 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.21 | 1.289 |
10 | I have been afraid of hitting the wound against something | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.61 | 1.445 | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.34 | 1.337 |
11 | I have had trouble moving around because of the wound | 117 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.50 | 1.362 | 117 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.23 | 1.373 |
12 | climbing stairs has been difficult because of the wound | 85 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.47 | 1.385 | 90 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.13 | 1.400 |
13 | I have had trouble with everyday activities because of the wound | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.55 | 1.466 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.23 | 1.288 |
14 | the wound has limited my recreational activities | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.74 | 1.520 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.49 | 1.402 |
15 | the wound has forced me to limit my contact with other people | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.64 | 1.549 | 118 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.47 | 1.424 |
16 | I have felt dependent on help from others because of the wound | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.80 | 1.447 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.52 | 1.372 |
17 | the wound has been a financial burden to me | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.62 | 1.161 | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 0.48 | 0.910 |
Global score | 120 | 0.06 | 3.35 | 1.29 | 0.788 | 120 | 0.00 | 3.24 | 1.12 | 0.785 | |
Subscale ‘body’ | 120 | 0.00 | 3.60 | 0.98 | 0.765 | 120 | 0.00 | 3.00 | 0.81 | 0.748 | |
Subscale ‘psyche’ | 120 | 0.00 | 3.80 | 1.38 | 1.031 | 120 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.27 | 0.987 | |
Subscale ‘everyday life’ | 119 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.62 | 1.213 | 117 | 0.00 | 4.00 | 1.36 | 1.131 | |