Psychotherapy or paroxetine v usual care in irritable bowel syndrome at 3 months‡
| Outcomes | Mean change from baseline | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Psychotherapy | Paroxetine | Usual care | Difference in mean change from baseline (95% CI) | |
| ‡HRQL=health related quality of life. Difference in mean change from baseline, and CI calculated from data in article. | ||||
| §Calculated from imputed data provided by author. | ||||
| Abdominal pain at 3 months | −16.1 | — | −11.4 | 4.7 (−4.2 to 13.6) |
| — | −20.6 | −11.4 | 9.2 (0 to 18.4) | |
| Abdominal pain at 15 months | −15.0 | — | −15.6 | 0.6 (−8.8 to 10) |
| — | −16.3 | −15.6 | 0.7 (−8.2 to 9.6) | |
| Physical component of HRQL at 3 months | − 2.2 | — | −0.5 | 1.7 (0.2 to 5.2) |
| — | − 2.4 | −0.5 | 1.9 (−0.2 to 6) | |
| §Physical component of HRQL at 15 months | − 5.0 | — | −0.2 | 4.8 (2.8 to 7.6) |
| — | − 5.3 | −0.2 | 5.1 (3.1 to 7.9) | |