Table 6. Summary measures of the functional assessment of cancer therapy-gastric and 36-item short-form health survey domains, according to surgical oncologists at public hospitals (public general hospitals added together compared to cancer hospital).
| Questionnaires | Domains | HC | P value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (n=59) | Yes (n=13) | |||
| Score average | Score average | |||
| FACT-Ga1 | PWB | 21.3 | 23.7 | 0.108 |
| SWB | 20.3 | 21.8 | 0.638 | |
| EWB | 19.3 | 21.4 | 0.034 | |
| FWB | 18.4 | 21.1 | 0.168 | |
| GaCS | 55.8 | 59.9 | 0.298 | |
| TOI | 95.5 | 104.7 | 0.205 | |
| FACT-G total score | 79.2 | 88.0 | 0.080 | |
| FACT-Ga total score | 135.0 | 147.9 | 0.164 | |
| MOS-SF362 | Physical functioning | 70.9 | 59.2 | 0.190 |
| Role-physical | 61.5 | 60.6 | 0.959 | |
| Bodily pain | 76.2 | 75.2 | 0.855 | |
| General health | 71.9 | 69.2 | 0.747 | |
| Vitality | 73.0 | 74.0 | 0.953 | |
| Social functioning | 79.9 | 76.0 | 0.562 | |
| Role-emotional | 72.6 | 73.7 | 0.637 | |
| Mental health | 75.6 | 84.6 | 0.144 | |
*, Mann-Whitney test; 1, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy – Gastric; 2, Medical Outcomes Study 36-Item Short-Form Health Survey. HC, cancer hospital; PWB, physical well-being; SWB, Social/family well-being; EWB, emotional well-being; FWB, functional well-being; GaCS, gastric cancer subscale; TOI, trial outcome index; FACT-G, FACT-general.