TABLE 4.
Cognitive Complaintsa
| Total | CT + RT | RT | F(1,130) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | 134 | 57 | 77 | ||
| Total complaints | |||||
| Mean | 4.00 | 4.03 | 3.98 | 0.09 | 0.76 |
| SD | 0.43 | 0.41 | 0.45 | ||
| Language | |||||
| Mean | 4.14 | 4.09 | 4.17 | 1.05 | 0.31 |
| SD | 0.51 | 0.51 | 0.51 | ||
| Visual-spatial perception | |||||
| Mean | 3.90 | 3.97 | 3.85 | 1.19 | 0.28 |
| SD | 0.58 | 0.63 | 0.54 | ||
| Verbal memory | |||||
| Mean | 3.83 | 3.86 | 3.81 | 0.00 | 0.99 |
| SD | 0.59 | 0.53 | 0.64 | ||
| Visual-spatial memory | |||||
| Mean | 4.29 | 4.33 | 4.26 | 0.11 | 0.74 |
| SD | 0.46 | 0.48 | 0.45 | ||
| Attention | |||||
| Mean | 3.94 | 3.96 | 3.92 | 0.31 | 0.58 |
| SD | 0.57 | 0.50 | 0.62 | ||
| Remote memory | |||||
| Mean | 3.92 | 3.97 | 3.88 | 0.29 | 0.59 |
| SD | 0.52 | 0.52 | 0.53 | ||
CT+RT: treated with chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy; RT: treated with radiotherapy only; F(1, 130): test statistic: degrees of freedom; SD: standard deviation.
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Response scale for the Multiple Abilities Questionnaire: 1 = almost never, 2 = rarely, 3 = sometimes, 4 = frequently, 5 = almost always (higher scores indicate more complaints).