Table 2 Comparison of SF-36 subscales between the patients who had undergone one of the three types of lithotripsy: percutaneous (n = 97), ureteroscopic (n = 118) or extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL, n = 60)
From: Study of quality of life and its determinants in patients after urinary stone fragmentation
SF-36 Subscale | lithotripsy type | Mean | SD | F Statistic | P-Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Physical Functioning (PF) | Percutaneous | 38.92 | 13.28 | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 47.84 | 8.02 | 32.82 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 51.23 | 2.72 | Â | Â |
Role-Physical (RP) | Percutaneous | 43.37 | 8.13 | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 47.63 | 7.78 | 16.95 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 50.24 | 5.83 | Â | Â |
Body Pain (BP) | Percutaneous | 48.06 | 9.74 | Â | 0.002 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 45.02 | 7.42 | 6.16 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 49.24 | 5.83 | Â | Â |
General Health (GH) | Percutaneous | 47.50 | 8.46 | Â | 0.007 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 49.85 | 8.77 | 5.01 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 51.68 | 6.79 | Â | Â |
Vitality (VT) | Percutaneous | 51.500 | 9.45 | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 55.52 | 10.33 | 19.4 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 61.76 | 10.68 | Â | Â |
Social Functioning (SF) | Percutaneous | 42.45 | 10.30 | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 42.93 | 9.58 | 9.36 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 48.66 | 7.54 | Â | Â |
Role-Emotional (RE) | Percutaneous | 39.64 | 11.31 | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Ureteroscoy | 45.93 | 9.44 | 26.11 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 50.82 | 6.87 | Â | Â |
Mental Health (MH) | Percutaneous | 44.08 | 10.09 | Â | 0.000 |
| Â | Ureteroscopy | 49.38 | 10.46 | 26.23 | Â |
| Â | ESWL | 56.01 | 9.16 | Â | Â |