Patient satisfaction and generic quality of life
Twelve months after the initial treatment, patients in both groups were equally satisfied about their treatments. On a scale from 0 to 10, the mean satisfaction score was 8.4 (95 per cent c.i. 8.2 to 8.6) in the SAP group and 8.6 (8.4 to 8.7) in the TAP group. The majority of patients (72.7 per cent in SAP group and 72.5 per cent in TAP group) experienced major or some improvement in initial symptoms (Perceived improvement after 3 and 12 months’ follow-upSAP, isolated ambulatory phlebectomy with or without delayed endovenous truncal ablation; TAP, thermal ablation with concomitant phlebectomy.Patient satisfaction and perceived improvement after treatmentValues are 