Table 4. Comparison of the mean scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30 cancer quality of life scale of the patients participating in the study.

Variables	When receiving radiotherapy			p
	First day (n= 109) x ± SD	Last day (n= 109) x ± SD	Three months later (n= 109) x ± SD
Physical function	61.47 ± 23.31a	60.86 ± 22.02ab	54.13 ± 25.90b	0.049
Role function	68.83 ± 23.14	64.35 ± 19.66	62.81 ± 19.68	0.114
Emotional function	72.48 ± 21.71	67.13 ± 19.99	72.09 ± 19.09	0.122
Cognitive function	78.86 ± 23.96	81.64 ± 18.22	76.70 ± 22.55	0.282
Social function	81.04 ± 21.81	75.99 ± 22.16	76.61 ± 19.66	0.177
General health perception	55.35 ± 20.05	56.57 ± 17.86	55.89 ± 20.30	0.883
Weakness	42.20 ± 28.28	43.12 ± 18.62	40.57 ± 18.48	0.709
Nausea	22.94 ± 25.13	22.02 ± 24.31	23.39 ± 27.04	0.927
Ache	20.64 ± 21.62	18.81 ± 21.17	20.64 ± 21.98	0.772
Dsypnea	24.46 ± 26.70	24.46 ± 26.70	29.05 ± 27.25	0.395
Insomnia	33.95 ± 29.39	26.29 ± 29.42	30.89 ± 29.64	0.193
Loss of appetite	30.58 ± 28.01	29.97 ± 26.43	29.66 ± 24.15	0.970
Constipation	20.18 ± 27.97	26.30 ± 27.99	27.52 ± 31.38	0.138
Diarrhea	24.46 ± 23.41	23.85 ± 18.20	20.49 ± 18.65	0.298
Financial difficulty	17.13 ± 25.51	14.98 ± 22.45	18.96 ± 21.45	0.326
According to the multiple comparison test result (Bonferroni), the difference in alphabetical exponents indicates statistically significant. x: Arithmetic mean, SD: Standard deviation.