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Table 5 Comparison between the CCQ scores before and after smoking cessation among COPD patients (n = 26)

From: Smoking cessation can improve quality of life among COPD patients: Validation of the clinical COPD questionnaire into Greek

  

Before

After

   
 

N

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

p-value1

ICC

95% C.I

CCQ total scores before and after

26

1.08 ± 0.82

0.72 ± 0.69

<0.001

0.848

0.690 - 0.929

On average, during the past 24 hours, how often did you feel:

Short breath at rest

26

0.50 ± 0.86

0.19 ± 0.49

0.054

0.367

-0.016 - 0.656

Short of breath doing physical activities?

26

0.88 ± 1.10

0.50 ± 0.86

0.008

0.793

0.591 - 0.902

Concerned about getting a cold or your breathing getting worse?

26

0.88 ± 1.21

0.30 ± 0.73

0.005

0.595

0.276 - 0.795

Depressed (down) because of your breathing problems?

26

0.65 ± 1.01

0.34 ± 0.79

0.011

0.820

0.638 - 0.915

In general, during the past 24 hours, how much of the time:

Did you cough?

26

1.65 ± 1.44

1.00 ± 1.23

0.002

0.734

0.491 - 0.871

Did you produce phlegm?

26

1.38 ± 1.09

0.92 ± 0.89

0.008

0.711

0.452 - 0.859

On average, during the past 24 hours, how limited were you in these activities because of your breathing problems:

Strenuous physical activities

26

2.53 ± 1.88

2.19 ± 1.38

0.083

0.825

0.648 - 0.918

Moderate physical activities

26

1.46 ± 1.83

1.19 ± 1.60

0.161

0.844

0.683 - 0.927

Daily activities at home

26

0.61 ± 1.09

0.38 ± 0.94

0.034

0.874

0.738 - 0.941

Social activities

26

0.23 ± 0.58

0.19 ± 0.56

0.317

0.942

0.876 - 0.974

  1. 1: Non parametric tests were applied.