Table 2.
Summary of exploratory findings: The effect of upper-body morbidity on quality of life according to questionnaire
| Questionnaire subscales | ||
|---|---|---|
| Questionnaire | Negative effect due to UBM | No effect due to UBM |
| SF-36 | Physical wellbeing‡ | † |
| Physical role functioning‡ | ||
| Emotional role functioning‡ | ||
| Energy/fatigue‡ | ||
| Mental health‡ | ||
| Social function‡ | ||
| Bodily pain‡ | ||
| General health‡ | ||
| SF-12 | Physical component score‡ | † |
| Mental component score‡ | ||
| EORTC QLQ-C30 | Global health status‡ | Emotional functioning |
| Physical functioning‡ | Cognitive functioning | |
| Role functioning‡ | ||
| Social functioning‡ | ||
| EORTC QLQ-BR23 | Breast symptoms | Body image |
| Sexual function | ||
| Sexual enjoyment | ||
| Arm symptoms | ||
| Future perspectives | ||
| FACT-B + 4 | Total FACT-B‡ | Social/family wellbeing |
| Total FACT-B + 4 | ||
| Physical wellbeing | ||
| Emotional wellbeing | ||
| Functional wellbeing | ||
| Breast cancer subscale‡ | ||
| Arm symptom subscale | ||
| WHOQOL-BREF | Physical health | Environmental health |
| Social relationships | General health | |
World Health Organisation Quality of Life questionnaire, Brief (WHOQOL-BREF); European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, Core 30 (EORTC QLQ-C30); European Organisation for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire, Breast cancer module (EORTC QLQ-BR23) Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy, Breast (with arm symptoms subscale) (FACT-B + 4); Short form 12 (SF-12); Short form 36 (SF-36)
†No applicable subscales
‡Exceeds MCID/MID for questionnaire subscale