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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2010 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Leuk Res. 2008 Jul 25;33(2):263–270. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2008.06.019

Table 3.

Aspects of the Doctor – Patient Relationship and Anxiety in CLL Patients

N (%) Emotional QOL Score◆ Overall QOL Score ◆
Do you feel you have a good understanding of your CLL? Yes 1261 (85.5) 17.7 p<0.001 75.0 p<0.001
No 214 (14.5) 15.1 67.5
Do you feel your doctor has a good understanding of how your disease is progressing? Yes 1340 (91.2) 17.5 p<0.001 74.9 p<0.001
No 129 (8.8) 15.5 64.0
Do you feel comfortable talking to your doctor about treatment and management of CLL? Yes 1324 (90.0) 17.7 p<0.001 75.2 p<0.001
No 148 (10.0) 14.6 62.8
Do you feel your doctor has a good understanding of how your CLL is effecting your QOL (anxiety, worry, fatigue)? Yes 1024 (69.6) 18.3 p<0.001 77.9 p<0.001
No 447 (30.4) 15.1 64.8
Do you feel comfortable talking to your doctor about how your CLL effects your QOL? Yes 1134 (77.1) 18.0 p<0.001 76.7 p<0.001
No 336 (22.9) 15.1 64.5
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FACT-G – higher score indicates better quality of life