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. 2008 Nov 24;26(36):5855–5862. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2008.16.8872

Table 5.

Unadjusted Median Time in Days to Symptom Response by Levels of Covariates

Symptom Onset Time
Chemotherapy Protocol
Comorbid Conditions
Nonmetastatic Disease
Metastatic Disease
First Contact Second or Later Contact Combination Single Agent 0-1 2+ NASM ATSM NASM ATSM
Fatigue 49.00 27.00 51.00 35.00 26.00 50.00 35.00 28.00 > 57.00 55.00
Cough 21.00 14.00 18.00 14.00 18.00 14.00 14.00 10.50 > 49.00 9.00
Anxiety 21.00 14.00 14.00 21.00 14.00 21.00 22.00 21.00 22.50 14.00
Weakness 27.00 17.00 27.00 20.00 14.00 29.00 21.50 20.00 55.00 24.00
Appetite 17.00 23.00 25.00 14.00 21.00 14.50 23.00 7.50 28.00 7.00
Pain 43.00 21.00 34.00 31.00 21.00 43.00 34.00 24.00 35.00 34.00
Dyspnea 48.00 14.00 24.00 22.00 14.00 38.00 23.50 15.00 > 49.00 11.50
Depression 24.00 14.00 20.00 19.00 14.00 24.00 47.00 14.00 24.00 14.00
Constipation 15.00 14.00 15.00 7.50 13.00 15.00 11.00 8.50 51.00 15.00
Vomiting 9.50 7.00 11.00 8.00 9.00 7.00 8.50 8.00 10.50 14.00
Diarrhea 7.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 8.00 7.00 7.00 7.00 > 53.00 7.00
Dry mouth 14.00 8.00 19.00 7.00 7.00 16.00 11.50 14.00 7.00 29.00
Sleep disturbance 22.00 28.00 22.00 24.00 22.00 28.00 31.00 21.00 18.00 14.00
Peripheral neuropathy 41.00 17.00 48.00 28.00 21.00 35.50 36.00 14.50 > 55.00 35.00
Difficulty remembering 51.00 25.00 25.00 53.00 19.00 51.00 15.00 > 56.00 53.00 11.00

Abbreviations: NASM, Nurse-Administered Symptom Management; ATSM, Automated Telephone Symptom Management.