Table 5 Comparison of patient outcomes for those who scored ≤ 25 on the Decision Regret Scale (DRS) compared to those who scored > 25
From: Do patients regret having in-office vocal fold injections for glottic insufficiency?
Decision Regret Scale ≤ 25 No to mild decisional regret | Decision Regret Scale > 25 Moderate to strong decisional regret | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
N | 116 (85.3%) | 20 (14.7%) | |
Age (mean) (SD) | 65 (14.1) | 68 (13.0) | 0.375 |
Most recent VHI-10 (mean) (SD) | 15.6 (10.3) | 18.4 (11.9) | 0.416 |
Change in VHI-10 from baseline to most recent (mean) (SD) | − 9.9 (12.5) | − 8.4 (13.2) | 0.664 |
Change in Grade from baseline to most recent (mean) (SD) | − 1.67 (1.10) | − 1.26 (0.87) | 0.083 |
Change in Roughness from baseline to most recent (mean) (SD) | 0.04 (0.98) | − 0.32 (0.95) | 0.148 |
Change in Breathiness from baseline to most recent (mean) (SD) | − 1.46 (1.27) | − 1.21 (1.40) | 0.471 |
Change in Asthenia from baseline to most recent (mean) (SD) | − 1.13 (0.91) | − 1.05 (0.85) | 0.713 |
Change in Strain from baseline to most recent (mean) (SD) | − 0.25 (0.73) | − 0.05 (1.03) | 0420 |
Duration of hoarseness in months (median) (IQR)** | 4 (9.5) | 66(10.5) | 0.462 |
Subsequent thyroplasty, n (%) *** | 15 (11.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0.277 |