Table 6

QoL-B questionnaire domains

Mean difference
(mild vs moderate)
p ValueMean difference
(moderate vs severe)
p Value
Respiratory symptoms (MCID=8)
 BSI−10.4 (3.0)0.0006−8.8 (2.6)0.0009
 FACED−6.3 (2.5)0.01−2.9 (3.4)0.4
Physical functioning (MCID=10)
 BSI−14.8 (4.8)0.002−20.7 (3.9)<0.0001
 FACED−20.1 (3.7)<0.0001−4.5 (4.6)0.3
Vitality (MCID=10)
 BSI−7.4 (3.2)0.02−6.8 (2.9)0.02
 FACED−7.5 (2.6)0.005−2.2 (3.6)0.5
Role functioning (MCID=8)
 BSI−11.1 (4.0)0.006−13.9 (3.5)0.0001
 FACED−12.6 (2.2)<0.0001−8.8 (4.0)0.03
Health perceptions (MCID=8)
 BSI−3.5 (3.5)0.3−8.6 (2.9)0.003
 FACED−7.7 (2.7)0.0055.2 (4.0)0.2
Emotional functioning (MCID=7)
 BSI−5.0 (3.3)0.1−6.1 (3.2)0.05
 FACED−2.2 (2.9)0.5−1.2 (4.0)0.8
Social functioning (MCID=9)
 BSI−5.0 (4.0)0.2−7.7 (3.7)0.03
 FACED−7.6 (3.2)0.021.6 (4.8)0.7
Treatment burden (MCID=9)
 BSI−6.6 (4.9)0.2−5.8 (3.7)0.1
 FACED−3.6 (3.6)0.3−2.2 (4.6)0.6
  • Values show mean difference with SD for between-group differences. Differences that are statistically significant and above the MCID are shown in bold.

  • BSI, Bronchiectasis Severity Index; QoL-B, quality of life-bronchiectasis; MCID, minimum clinically important difference.