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Table 2 Participant Characteristics and Descriptive Statistics of Additional Outcomes

From: Psychometric evaluation of the respiratory syncytial virus infection, intensity and impact questionnaire (RSV-iiiQ) in adults

Characteristic

Participants

(N = 111)

Age, mean (SD), years

44.37 (15.2)

Median, minimum–maximum

41.0, 22–82

Sex, n (%)

 

Male

24 (21.6)

Female

87 (78.4)

Race and ethnicity, n (%)

 

White

67 (60.4)

African American

28 (25.2)

Asian

3 (2.7)

American Indian or Pacific Islander

0 (0.0)

Other

1 (0.9)

Hispanic

12 (10.8)

Symptoms experienced at day 1 due to RSV, n (%) (per screening)

 

Cough

76 (68.5)

Cough with mucous

56 (50.5)

Stuffy nose

58 (52.3)

Runny nose

50 (45.0)

Sore throat

35 (31.5)

Body aches or pain

42 (37.8)

Shortness of breath

44 (39.6)

Fatigue

63 (56.8)

Sinus pain

28 (25.2)

Ear pain

20 (18.0)

Headache

49 (44.1)

Wheezing

32 (28.8)

Loss of appetite

38 (34.2)

PGIS at day 1, mean (SD) median

2.47 (0.8) 2.0

1 = None

9 (8.1)

2 = Mild

51 (45.9)

3 = Moderate

41 (36.9)

4 = Severe

10 (9.0)

PGIS at day 2, mean (SD), median

2.26 (0.7) 2.0

1 = None

12 (12.6)

2 = Mild

51 (53.7)

3 = Moderate

27 (28.4)

4 = Severe

5 (5.3)

Missing

16 (14.4)

PGIC at day 2, mean (SD) median

2.28 (0.9) 2.0

1 = Much better

20 (21.1)

2 = A little better

37 (38.9)

3 = No change

30 (31.6)

4 = A little worse

7 (7.4)

5 = Much worse

1 (1.1)

Missing

16 (14.4)

SDS Work/School, mean (SD) at day 1

4.95 (3.2)

Median, minimum–maximum

5.0, 0–10

SDS Family Life/Home Responsibilities, mean (SD) at day 1

5.08 (3.1)

Median, minimum–maximum

5.0, 0–10

  1. PGIC = Patient Global Impression of Change; PGIS = Patient Global Impression of Severity; RSV = respiratory syncytial virus; SD = standard deviation; SDS = Sheehan Disability Scale