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Table 1 Means of scores of items and scales of UW-QOL questionnaire

From: Measures of health-related quality of life and socio-cultural aspects in young patients who after mandible primary reconstruction with free fibula flap

 

Mean

SD

Median

Range

G ood score %a

Importance of domains, % a

Rank order

Pain

76.88

6.87

77.00

65 to 89

36.0%

0%

9

Appearance

72.08

7.09

73.00

60 to 85

20.0%

72.0%

1

Activity

61.96

8.16

61.00

50 to 80

4.0%

20.0%

6

Recreation

59.52

9.61

61.00

40 to 78

0%

12.0%

8

Swallowing

49.80

15.52

43.00

20 to 77

0%

16.0%

7

Chewing

35.40

14.33

34.00

10 to 70

0%

56.0%

2

Speech

58.76

11.94

58.00

40 to 84

8.0%

28.0%

4

Shoulder

76.68

7.71

78.00

60 to 87

36.0%

0%

9

Taste

74.64

6.45

74.00

60 to 87

24.0%

20.0%

6

Saliva

50.24

10.83

50.00

40 to 82

8.00%

24.0%

5

Mood

65.52

14.42

74.00

40 to 85

12.0%

0%

9

Anxiety

42.88

13.18

45.00

20 to 75

0%

52.0%

3

  1. aGood score %, percentage scoring ≥80 points; Importance of domains, percentage of patients who considered that domain important (up to three domains per patient).