Table 6 Outcomes of the validated questionnaires assessing mental health and quality of life
|  | EHS (n = 47) | ERM (n = 13) | Total (n = 60) | P-value | Min–max score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
CIS* | |||||
Fatigue | 19 (8–56) | 40 (14–56) | 22 (8–56) |  | 8–56 |
Concentration | 13 (5–33) | 21 (5–33) | 14 (5–33) |  | 5–35 |
Motivation | 8 (4–25) | 17 (7–23) | 9 (4–25) |  | 4–28 |
Activity | 4 (2–15) | 9 (3–13) | 6 (2–15) |  | 3–21 |
Total | 47 (20–124) | 94 (37–127) | 56 (20–124) |  | 140 |
 > 76 (n (%)) | 10 (21) | 8 (61) | 18 (30) | 0.013 |  |
HADS* | |||||
Depression | 0 (0–12) | 6 (0–16) | 1 (0–16) |  | 0–21 |
 > 8 (n (%)) | 2 (4) | 5 (38) | 7 (12) | 0.007 |  |
 > 11 (n (%)) | 1 (2) | 2 (15) | 3 (5) | 0.10 |  |
Anxiety | 3 (0–12) | 6 (1–16) | 3 (0–16) |  | 0–21 |
 > 8 (n (%)) | 3 (6) | 5 (38) | 8 (13) | 0.003 |  |
 > 11 (n (%)) | 1 (2) | 1 (8) | 2 (3) | 0.37 |  |
|  | EHS (n = 47) | ERM (n = 13) | Total (n = 60) | P-value | Ref. cohort |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SF-36** | |||||
PF | 95 ± 9 | 80 ± 20 | 91 ± 14 | < 0.001 | 82 ± 23 |
RP | 91 ± 22 | 50 ± 42 | 82 ± 32 | 0.008 | 79 ± 36 |
BP | 94 ± 12 | 70 ± 26 | 88 ± 19 | < 0.001 | 80 ± 26 |
GH | 83 ± 16 | 56 ± 20 | 77 ± 20 | < 0.001 | 73 ± 23 |
VT | 73 ± 20 | 44 ± 20 | 67 ± 24 | < 0.001 | 67 ± 20 |
SF | 86 ± 21 | 64 ± 24 | 81 ± 25 | < 0.001 | 87 ± 23 |
RE | 92 ± 20 | 46 ± 48 | 82 ± 34 | < 0.001 | 84 ± 32 |
MH | 83 ± 13 | 66 ± 14 | 80 ± 15 | < 0.001 | 77 ± 18 |
MCS | 51 ± 8 | 45 ± 11 | 48 ± 10 | < 0.001 | 50 ± 10 |
PCS | 56 ± 5 | 38 ± 11 | 53 ± 8 | < 0.001 | 50 ± 10 |