Table 3.
Time course of EORTC-QLQ-C30 scores.
| Parameter | Pretreatment (n = 58) | Before discharge (n = 46) | 3months after discharge (n = 37) | 6months after discharge (n = 39) | 1year after discharge (n = 34) | 2years after discharge (n = 33) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global health status/QoL | 51.3 (45.3–57.3) | 51.5 (44.6–57.8) | 61.4 (51.0–65.1) | 60.3 (52.4–66.2) | 65.2 (55.8–70.5)∗ | 69.5 (58.9–73.8)∗ |
| Functional scales | ||||||
| Physical functioning | 81.8 (75.8–87.8)∗ | 66.8 (60.5–73.2) | 75.1 (68.4–81.8) | 75.2 (68.6–81.7) | 78.2 (71.4–85.0)∗ | 80.5 (73.7–87.4)∗ |
| Role functioning | 62.1 (54.7–69.5) | 64.5 (56.3–72.8) | 74.4 (62.6–80.2) | 74.8 (66.2–83.4) | 76.2 (67.0–85.4) | 82.4 (73.1–91.6)∗ |
| Emotional functioning | 77.0 (72.2–81.9) | 77.4 (72.2–82.6) | 80.9 (75.3–86.4) | 82.3 (76.9–87.7) | 81.4 (75.8–87.1) | 84.6 (78.9–90.2) |
| Cognitive functioning | 77.9 (73.0–82.8) | 72.4 (67.0–77.9) | 75.1 (69.3–80.9) | 76.1 (70.4–81.8) | 75.5 (69.5–81.6) | 75.4 (69.3–81.4) |
| Social functioning | 65.5 (59.5–71.5) | 67.0 (60.3–73.8) | 81.2 (74.1–88.6)∗ | 81.6 (74.6–88.6)∗ | 86.6 (79.2–94.2)∗ | 85.7 (78.2–93.2)∗ |
| Symptom scales | ||||||
| Fatigue | 31.1 (25.1–37.1) | 46.4 (39.7–53.2) | 41.3 (34.3–48.4) | 41.1 (34.1–48.0) | 38.0 (30.6–45.4) | 36.6 (29.2–44.0) |
| Nausea and vomiting | 3.2 (0.5–5.8) | 8.6 (5.6–11.6) | 4.1 (0.8–7.4) | 4.4 (1.3–7.6) | 2.8 (−0.7-6.2) | 3.1 (−0.4-6.5) |
| Pain | 25.4 (19.1–31.8) | 34.4 (27.2–41.5) | 20.0 (14.4–29.6) | 22.0 (15.4–30.3) | 18.6 (10.6–26.6)∗ | 19.6 (11.7–27.6) ∗ |
| Dyspnea | 19.5 (13.0–26.1) | 26.7 (19.4–34.0) | 29.1 (21.4–36.8) | 25.2 (17.7–32.8) | 23.5 (15.5–31.5) | 23.9 (15.8–32.0) |
| Insomnia | 21.8 (15.3–28.4) | 27.9 (20.6–35.3) | 24.6 (16.8–32.4) | 24.5 (16.8–32.1) | 27.6 (19.4–35.8) | 21.9 (13.7–30.1) |
| Appetite loss | 16.7 (9.3–24.0)∗ | 40.3 (32.0–48.5) | 33.2 (24.5–42.0) | 31.2 (24.6–41.7) | 27.0 (17.9–36.2) | 23.1 (13.9–32.2)∗ |
| Constipation | 20.7 (14.0–27.4)∗ | 34.0 (26.6–41.4) | 20.0 (11.6–27.8)∗ | 18.3 (10.4–26.2)∗ | 24.7 (16.3–33.2) | 21.7 (13.1–30.1) |
| Diarrhea | 10.9 (6.2–15.6) | 12.0 (6.6–17.4) | 10.7 (4.9–16.5) | 8.9 (3.2–14.6) | 13.3 (7.1–19.4) | 17.5 (11.4–23.6) |
| Financial difficulties | 35.1 (28.1–42.0) | 30.6 (22.9–38.3) | 16.3 (8.2–24.5)∗ | 22.3 (14.3–30.3) | 19.1 (10.7–27.6) | 16.8 (8.3–25.2)∗ |
Values are shown as the mean (95% confidence interval), ∗P < 0.05 vs before discharge.