Table 2. Means (s.d.) of the EORTC QLQ-C30 scale scores.
| ALND | SLNB | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Before surgery (t1) | |||
| Global QOL | 63.8 (24.9) | 55.9 (25.9) | 0.87 |
| Physical functioning | 87.7 (19.2) | 90.8 (17.9) | 0.69 |
| Role functioning | 88.0 (26.1) | 90.9 (17.7) | 0.69 |
| Emotional functioning | 65.3 (21.6) | 53.8 (31.1) | 0.05 |
| Cognitive functioning | 80.6 (21.9) | 84.0 (23.8) | 0.41 |
| Social functioning | 85.9 (23.6) | 84.8 (22.3) | 0.75 |
| Pain | 14.1 (23.2) | 18.7 (27.0) | 0.90 |
| After discharge (t2) | |||
| Global QOL | 57.8 (20.5) | 68.5 (17.0) | 0.58 |
| Physical functioning | 82.3 (15.4) | 86.7 (14.9) | 0.37 |
| Role functioning | 60.2 (28.0) | 70.4 (30.9) | 0.37 |
| Emotional functioning | 75.6 (21.3) | 70.7 (27.3) | 0.07 |
| Cognitive functioning | 86.1 (22.3) | 90.7 (14.7) | 0.65 |
| Social functioning | 78.7 (28.4) | 83.4 (22.0) | 0.65 |
| Pain | 34.3 (29.2) | 16.7 (20.4) | <0.05a |
| 9–12 months after surgery (t3) | |||
| Global QOL | 72.1 (22.7) | 70.2 (20.3) | 0.45 |
| Physical functioning | 85.9 (21.4) | 87.2 (18.2) | 0.34 |
| Role functioning | 74.1 (27.6) | 78.3 (26.8) | 0.63 |
| Emotional functioning | 68.9 (19.8) | 70.5 (25.4) | 0.63 |
| Cognitive functioning | 77.6 (25.3) | 82.6 (24.8) | 0.21 |
| Social functioning | 86.2 (23.6) | 89.8 (19.9) | 0.50 |
| Pain | 21.3 (25.9) | 18.8 (24.8) | 0.29 |
a
Statistically significant.