Table 4a.
Comparing change in QOL scores between baseline and 1-year for patients treated with chemoradiation alone versus those requiring neck dissection.a
| Measure | Chemoradiation N=65 |
+ Neck dissection N=38 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| SF36 | |||
| Physical Functioning | −8.3 | −8.2 | .993 |
| Role Physical | −10.9 | −8.6 | .829 |
| Body Pain | 8.0 | −2.2 | .041* |
| General Health Perceptions | −0.4 | 1.6 | .661 |
| Vitality | 1.8 | 1.2 | .901 |
| Social Functioning | 2.5 | 8.2 | .338 |
| Role Emotional | 6.3 | 7.9 | .877 |
| Mental Heath | 6.2 | 7.8 | .700 |
| HNQOL | |||
| Eating | −20.9 | −24.8 | .511 |
| Communication | −5.2 | −6.6 | .834 |
| Emotional Distress | 11.0 | 11.1 | .977 |
| Pain | 4.7 | 3.3 | .801 |
a
Tested for differences between treatment groups in the change in QOL scores (mean difference in change from baseline to 1-Year) using t-test.
*
p<.05