Table 5.
Comparison means score of HRQOL (generic scale and cancer scale) between intensive and non intensive treatment: self-reports and proxy report (bold)
| Descriptive scale | Intensive* Mean(SD) | Non intensive* Mean(SD) | Mean Difference (95% CI) | p |
| Generic Scale | ||||
| Total score | 63(17) | 79(14) | 16 (7–25) | 0.01 |
| 61 (14) | 83 (17) | 22 (16–28) | 0.001 | |
| Physical Health | 57(26) | 77(22) | 20 (–-34) | 0.001 |
| 50 (23) | 83 (17) | 33 (24–41) | 0.001 | |
| Psychosocial Health | 65 (17) | 80 (13) | 15 (6–23) | 0.01 |
| 66 (14) | 83 (12) | 17 (12–23) | 0.01 | |
| Emotional Functioning | 64 (25) | 76 (18) | 12 (-1–23) | 0.06 |
| 61 (21) | 80 (16) | 21 (12–28) | 0.001 | |
| Social Functioning | 78 (18) | 88 (13) | 10 (2–19) | 0.01 |
| 79 (17) | 92 (13) | 13 (7–39) | 0.01 | |
| School Functioning** | 50 (25) | 75(17) | 25 (13–19) | 0.001 |
| 47 (26) | 75 (16) | 28 (17–39) | 0.001 | |
| Cancer Scale | ||||
| Total score | 69 (13) | 84 (16) | 15 (7–24) | 0.01 |
| 63 (15) | 85 (12) | 22 (17–28) | 0.001 | |
| Pain and hurt | 72 (26) | 88 (26) | 16 (2–31) | 0.01 |
| 59 (31) | 87 (17) | 38 (18–39) | 0.001 | |
| Nausea | 81 (20) | 84 (22) | 3 (-8–14) | 0.63 |
| 76 (20) | 83 (17) | 7 (-1–14) | 0.07 | |
| Procedural anxiety | 54 (29) | 85 (27) | 31 (12–47) | 0.001 |
| 43 (34) | 82 (27) | 39 (26–53) | 0.001 | |
| Treatment anxiety | 84 (23) | 92 (21) | 8 (-4–20) | 0.19 |
| 64 (36) | 89 (16) | 25 (13–38) | 0.001 | |
| Worry | 74 (26) | 76 (29) | 2 (-13–18) | 0.75 |
| 68 (23) | 81 (23) | 13 (2–23) | 0.01 | |
| Cognitive problem | 71 (23) | 82 (21) | 11 (-1–23) | 0.07 |
| 73 (24) | 82 (22) | 9 (1–20) | 0.04 | |
| Perceived physical app. | 71 (28) | 81 (25) | 9 (-5–24) | 0.21 |
| 75 (23) | 93 (16) | 18 (9–26) | 0.001 | |
| Communication | 48 (26) | 87 (26) | 39 (22–57) | 0.001 |
| 43 (34) | 82 (21) | 39 (26–52) | 0.001 |
Higher score indicate higher quality of life or fewer problems; *self-reports (n = 27 in the intensive phase and n = 28 in the non-intensive phase); proxy-reports (n = 56 in the intensive phase and n = 42 in the non-intensive phase), ** self-reports (n = 22 in intensive treatment and n = 24 in non intensive treatment); proxy-reports (n = 31 in intensive treatment and n = 33 in non intensive treatment)