A Randomized Trial of Chinese Diaoshi Jifa on Treatment of Dizziness in Meniere’s Disease
Table 3
Changes in dizziness handicap inventory (DHI) subscale scores in the participants.
DHI subscale scores
Diaoshi Jifa group ()
Control group ()
Between-group difference (95% CI)
Physical subscale (maximum 28 points)
Baseline
−2.33 (−4.87, 9.52)
0.511
After treatment
11.95 (5.91, 17.99)
0.001*
Within-group difference (95% CI)
−16.88 (−12.35, −21.40)
−2.6 (−0.84, 6.04)
<0.001**
0.122
Functional subscale (maximum 36 points)
Baseline
−2.63 (−3.84, 9.10)
0.411
After treatment
14.7 (9.19, 20.21)
<0.001*
Within-group difference (95% CI)
−19.13 (−14.41, −23.84)
−1.8 (−0.16, 3.76)
<0.001**
0.068
Emotional subscale (maximum 36 points)
Baseline
−2.53 (−4.73, 9.78)
0.479
After treatment
12.7 (6.15, 19.25)
0.001*
Within-group difference (95% CI)
−17.63 (−13.36, −21.89)
−2.4 (−0.82, 5.62)
<0.001**
0.126
Plus–minus values are means ± SD. The paired -test was used for within-group comparison, while independent -test was used for between-group difference. Subscale score changes were compared within the experimental group by means of change rate comparison. *Significantly different from the control group (). **Significantly different from the baseline ().
