Table 6: Correlations between the BSS-ped total and other scales that are close to the construct “acute bronchitis” to a greater (convergent) or lesser (discriminant) extent in the – if not stated otherwise – 39 placebo patients (in brackets: 39 active substance patients).

Close to the Construct “Acute Bronchitis” BSS-ped in Correlation with Item Partial
Correlation r 0 		Significance: p value (1-tailed)
FGK, Visit 11 Acute state of health, acute quality of life 0.28 0.010
FGK, Visit 2 Acute state of health, acute quality of life 0.45 (0.46) 0.003 (0.002)
FGK, Visit 3 Acute state of health, acute quality of life 0.44 (0.66) 0.004 (0.000)
KINDL standard questions, Visit 32 Sum of the six sub-scale scores: Physical well-being, emotional well-being, social contacts, kindergarten/school, self-esteem and family -0.61 (-0.69) 0.0313
0.0004
Change in the Construct “Severity of Acute Bronchitis” Close to the Criterion IMPSS, Visit 1 vs. Visit 32 Satisfaction with treatment 0.46 (0.63) 0.0025 (0.000)5
IMOS, Visit 1 vs. Visit 2, patient relatives Success of treatment 0.41 (0.60) 0.0066 (0.000)6
IMOS, Visit 1 vs. Visit 3, patient relatives Success of treatment 0.66 (0.67) 0.0007 (0.000)7
IMOS, Visit 1 vs. Visit 2, investigator Success of treatment 0.51 (0.52) 0.0016 (0.000)6
IMOS, Visit 1 vs. Visit 3, investigator Success of treatment 0.76 (0.62) 0.000 (0.000)
Moderate Relationship with the
Construct “Acute Bronchitis” 		Coughing fits, Visit 11 Number of coughing fits in the past 24 h 0.02 0.439
Coughing fits, Visit 2 Number of coughing fits in the past 24 h 0.24 (0.17) 0.084 (0.173)
Coughing fits, Visit 3 Number of coughing fits in the past 24 h 0.30 (0.80) 0.037 (0.000)
Waking up at night, Visit 11 Number of times waking up at night in the past 24 h 0.27 0.013
Waking up at night, Visit 2 Number of times waking up at night in the past 24 h 0.35 (0.17) 0.019 (0.182)
Waking up at night, Visit 3 Number of times waking up at night in the past 24 h 0.05 (0.10) 0.382 (0.290)
No Relationship to the Construct “Acute Bronchitis” KINDL standard questions, Visit 12 Sum of the six sub-scale scores: Physical well-being, emotional well-being, social contacts, kindergarten/school, self-esteem and family -0.04 0.4167
KINDL additional questions disease, Visit 1 Periods when the patient was in hospital or was or still is suffering from a longer illness -0.16 0.2118
Kiddy-KINDL parents, Visit 1 Quality of life of a child from parent’s viewpoint 0.09 0.338

0after partialling out age and sex;
1all still untreated, therefore no splitting into placebo and active substance treatment;
2r (zero order); 3n = 10 (only complete series of data); 4n = 11 (only complete series of data);
5n = 38 (only complete series of data); 6n = 35 (only complete series of data); 7n = 26 (only complete series of data); 8n = 28 (only complete series of data)
FGK: Fragebogen zum Gesundheitszustand für Kinder
IMOS: Integrative Medicine Outcomes Scale
IMPSS: Integrative Medicine Patient Satisfaction Scale