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 9 Correlations between Glasgow Benefit Inventory subscales and changes in mean bone conduction threshold and air conduction threshold values across analyzed time intervals.
| GBI subscale | Δ BC 6 months after stapedotomy vs 3 months after stapedotomy | Δ BC 12 months after stapedotomy vs 3 months after stapedotomy | Δ AC 3 months after stapedotomy vs before surgery | Δ AC 6 months after stapedotomy vs before surgery | Δ AC 12 months after stapedotomy vs before surgery |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBI Total: 3 months | =0.01 | =0.01 | =0.02 | =0.09 | =−0.02 |
| =0.694 | =0.961 | =0.942 | =0.720 | =0.944 | |
| GBI Total: 6 months | =−0.08 | =−0.02 | =−0.32 | =−0.19 | =−0.30 |
| =0.742 | =0.925 | =0.192 | =0.461 | =0.225 | |
| GBI Total: 12 months | =−0.16 | =−0.13 | =−0.38 | =−0.24 | =−0.35 |
| =0.514 | =0.610 | =0.118 | =0.332 | =0.161 | |
| GBI Geneal: 3 months | =−0.23 | =−0.19 | =0.00 | =0.22 | =0.22 |
| =0.350 | =0.467 | =0.994 | =0.371 | =0.370 | |
| GBI Geneal: 6 months | =−0.16 | =−0.26 | =−0.15 | =−0.10 | =−0.15 |
| =0.519 | =0.315 | =0.563 | =0.684 | =0.563 | |
| GBI Geneal: 12 months | =−0.31 | =−0.31 | =−0.15 | =−0.08 | =−0.08 |
| =0.208 | =0.226 | =0.551 | =0.747 | =0.757 | |
| GBI Social: 3 months | =0.04 | =0.14 | =0.19 | =0.37 | =0.33 |
| =0.879 | =0.580 | =0.461 | =0.129 | =0.180 | |
| GBI Social: 6 months | =−0.24 | =−0.39 | =−0.29 | =−0.15 | =−0.19 |
| =0.332 | =0.211 | =0.252 | =0.552 | =0.453 | |
| GBI Social: 12 months | =−0.17 | =−0.12 | =−0.40 | =−0.23 | =−0.26 |
| =0.506 | =0.639 | =0.103 | =0.368 | =0.292 | |
| GBI hysical Health: 3 months | =−0.09 | =−0.19 | =−0.20 | =−0.04 | =−0.15 |
| =0.734 | =0.472 | =0.430 | =0.862 | =0.564 | |
| GBI hysical Health: 6 months | =0.00 | =−0.10 | =−0.38 | =−0.21 | =−0.27 |
| =0.985 | =0.707 | =0.121 | =0.409 | =0.284 | |
| GBI hysical Health: 12 months | =0.05 | =−0.11 | =−0.39 | =−0.22 | =−0.28 |
| =0.834 | =0.685 | =0.106 | =0.383 | =0.255 | |
| GBI – Glasgow Benefit Inventory; BC – bone conduction threshold; AC – air conduction threshold; Δ BC – change in mean bone conduction threshold; Δ AC – change in mean air conduction threshold. | |||||