08 April 2026 : Clinical Research
Changes in Quality of Life Among Patients With Far-Advanced Otosclerosis After Stapes Surgery
Agnieszka Wiatr
ABCDEF 1, Maciej Wiatr ADEFG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/MSM.951694
Med Sci Monit 2026; 32:e951694
Table 8 Correlations between Glasgow Benefit Inventory questionnaire subscales and word recognition score changes across analyzed time intervals.
| Analyzed time interval | GBI subscale | Δ WRS 3 months after stapedotomy vs before surgery | Δ WRS 6 months after stapedotomy vs before surgery | Δ WRS 12 months after stapedotomy vs before surgery | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months after stapedotomy | GBI Total | =0.44 | =0.065 | =0.50 | =0.59 | ||
| GBI Geneal | =0.35 | =0.153 | =0.41 | =0.089 | =0.58 | ||
| GBI Social | =0.19 | =0.458 | =0.20 | =0.437 | =0.23 | =0.352 | |
| GBI hysical Health | =0.21 | =0.394 | =0.28 | =0.256 | =0.43 | =0.075 | |
| 6 months afte staedotomy | GBI Total | =0.46 | =0.052 | =0.52 | =0.69 | ||
| GBI Geneal | =0.27 | =0.281 | =0.32 | =0.201 | =0.51 | ||
| GBI Social | =0.29 | =0.238 | =0.37 | =0.126 | =0.55 | ||
| GBI hysical Health | =0.22 | =0.385 | =0.29 | =0.244 | =0.44 | =0.066 | |
| 12 months afte staedotomy | GBI Total | =0.44 | =0.068 | =0.48 | =0.65 | ||
| GBI Geneal | =0.25 | =0.117 | =0.43 | =0.076 | =0.58 | ||
| GBI Social | =0.25 | =0.319 | =0.33 | =0.187 | =0.55 | ||
| GBI hysical Health | =0.19 | =0.452 | =0.26 | =0.305 | =0.45 | =0.061 | |
| GBI – Glasgow Benefit Inventory; Δ WRS – change in word recognition score after treatment. Statistically significant correlations are indicated in bold. | |||||||