Table 12 Comparison regarding the Arabic-VHI (total score, functional, physical and emotional domains) both pre- and post-therapy within each group
Group A (SnF group) | Pre-therapy | Post-therapy | Test value | p-value | Sig. | |
Arabic-VHI | ||||||
Total score | Mean ± SD | 77.10 ± 10.30 | 17.30 ± 5.76 | − 35.427 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 59–92 | 8–25 | ||||
Functional domain | Mean ± SD | 30.00 ± 5.72 | 8.87 ± 2.86 | − 18.259 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 20–39 | 4–13 | ||||
Physical domain | Mean ± SD | 27.67 ± 5.29 | 3.27 ± 1.60 | − 23.189 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 18–36 | 1–6 | ||||
Emotional domain | Median (IQR) | 19.5 (16–23) | 6 (4–9) | − 4.786 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 13–26 | 2–10 | ||||
Group B (SA group) | Pre-therapy | Post-therapy | Test value | p-value | Sig. | |
Arabic-VHI | ||||||
Total score | Mean ± SD | 74.77 ± 10.18 | 15.20 ± 5.09 | − 34.907 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 57–90 | 6–22 | ||||
Functional domain | Mean ± SD | 26.03 ± 5.32 | 8.33 ± 2.09 | − 16.233 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 18–34 | 5–11 | ||||
Physical domain | Mean ± SD | 22.63 ± 5.35 | 4.33 ± 2.41 | − 17.528 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 15–30 | 1–8 | ||||
Emotional domain | Median (IQR) | 22 (19–26) | 2 (1–2) | − 4.790 | 0.000 | HS |
Range | 18–29 | 0–3 | ||||