TABLE 4.
Different domains of HRQoL scores according to the treatment modalities.
| Cancer type and their regimens | Health‐related quality of life domains | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global health status | Physical functioning | Role functioning | Emotional functioning | Cognitive functioning | Social functioning | |
| Esophageal cancer | ||||||
| Surgery | 45.2 ± 2.8 | 62.3 ± 3.3 | 44.9 ± 3.9 | 45.1 ± 4.9 | 76.5 ± 3.6 | 27.2 ± 3.9 |
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 46.4 ± 3.9 | 58.9 ± 3.8 | 45.3 ± 5.7 | 60.2 ± 5.6 | 77.6 ± 4.3 | 29.7 ± 5.2 |
| Chemotherapy | 55.6 ± 3.2 | 66.7 ± 2.4 | 44.4 ± 1.2 | 43.1 ± 1.3 | 72.2 ± 1.5 | 13.9 ± 1.6 |
| Radiotherapy | 42.6 ± 3.1 | 59.2 ± 5.2 | 46.1 ± 6.9 | 52.5 ± 2.3 | 77.5 ± 5.1 | 33.3 ± 6.5 |
| Surgery and chemotherapy | 47.2 ± 1.2 | 71.1 ± 2.3 | 55.6 ± 2.2 | 38.9 ± 5.5 | 83.3 ± 2.6 | 27.8 ± 2.3 |
| Symptomatic management | 50.6 ± 2.9 | 63.6 ± 4.2 | 47.8 ± .8 | 63.1 ± 2.4 | 81.7 ± 4.4 | 26.7 ± 5.1 |
| Radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery | 45.5 ± 4.6 | 66.7 ± 5.3 | 57.6 ± 2.3 | 48.5 ± 2.3 | 75.8 ± 5.2 | 40.9 ± 2.4 |
| Radiotherapy and surgery | 50.7 ± 5.9 | 60.0 ± 2.5 | 41.7 ± 2.6 | 49.3 ± 1.3 | 80.6 ± 2.7 | 22.2 ± 2.5 |
| Gastric cancer | ||||||
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 48.2 ± 3.3 | 56.8 ± 3.7 | 37.7 ± 2.4 | 70.7 ± 2.2 | 87.7 ± 3.2 | 37.7 ± 2.3 |
| Chemotherapy | 52.8 ± 2.3 | 56.7 ± 2.2 | 47.2 ± 2.2 | 61.1 ± 2.2 | 86.1 ± 5.2 | 50.0 ± 2.1 |
| Radiotherapy | 49.5 ± 2.9 | 55.9 ± 4.2 | 33.3 ± 4.6 | 60.2 ± 6.4 | 87.0 ± 3.1 | 32.9 ± 4.0 |
| Surgery and chemotherapy | 41.7 ± 2.2 | 66.7 ± 2.1 | 66.7 ± 2.3 | 50.0 ± 2.4 | 100.0 ± 2.2 | 66.7 ± 2.2 |
| Symptomatic management | 49.4 ± 4.2 | 56.4 ± 5.4 | 25.6 ± 6.2 | 58.3 ± 3.7 | 82.1 ± 5.8 | 32.1 ± 2.4 |
| Radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery | 56.3 ± 3.9 | 63.0 ± 3.4 | 48.3 ± 3.4 | 60.4 ± 2.2 | 80.8 ± 5.4 | 41.7 ± 3.5 |
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 52.1 ± 4.5 | 41.7 ± 2.3 | 25.0 ± 2.2 | 66.7 ± 2.2 | 87.5 ± 2.5 | 25.0 ± 2.4 |
| Colorectal cancer | ||||||
| Surgery | 57.6 ± 5.2 | 64.4 ± 2.2 | 62.5 ± 2.5 | 67.4 ± 2.4 | 87.5 ± 5.1 | 44.4 ± 5.9 |
| Chemotherapy and radiotherapy | 52.6 ± 5.1 | 63.8 ± 4.5 | 51.1 ± 2.4 | 61.9 ± 2.4 | 79.2 ± 5.7 | 44.8 ± 5.6 |
| Chemotherapy | 44.4 ± 4.1 | 69.5 ± 3.3 | 61.9 ± 6.7 | 53.2 ± 2.4 | 83.3 ± 4.3 | 55.6 ± 6.8 |
| Radiotherapy | 58.3 ± 1.2 | 73.3 ± 2.3 | 50.0 ± 2.4 | 25.0 ± 2.5 | 100.0 ± 2.3 | 16.7 ± 3.4 |
| Surgery and chemotherapy | 49.0 ± 3.1 | 66.9 ± 3.4 | 62.7 ± 5.3 | 52.0 ± 6.3 | 86.0 ± 3.6 | 42.7 ± 5.6 |
| Symptomatic management | 43.1 ± 1.2 | 65.6 ± 6.9 | 55.6 ± 1.4 | 45.8 ± 1.5 | 72.2 ± 1.1 | 36.1 ± 3.1 |
| Radiotherapy, chemotherapy and surgery | 45.6 ± 5.5 | 62.2 ± 5.8 | 53.3 ± 2.3 | 37.2 ± 2.5 | 81.1 ± 5.1 | 34.4 ± 6.1 |