Table 1.
Median score for each quality of life questionnaire domain in the patient population before and after radiation therapy (difference in between the scores was analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test)
| Median score ± Standard deviation | P value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Before radiation therapy | After radiation therapy | ||
| Pain | 25 ± 26.16 | 75 ± 18.58 | 0.004* |
| Swallowing | 70 ± 26.99 | 70 ± 25.85 | 0.041* |
| Chewing | 50 ± 31.99 | 50 ± 36.18 | 0.18 |
| Speech | 70 ± 35.79 | 70 ± 37.83 | 0.053 |
| Shoulder | 100 ± 12.42 | 100 ± 18.07 | 1.0 |
| Taste | 70 ± 42.73 | 0 ± 40.96 | 0.017* |
| Saliva | 100 ± 10.53 | 100 ± 12.42 | 0.655 |
| Appearance | 75 ± 19.97 | 100 ± 15.99 | 0.002* |
| Activity | 50 ± 29.07 | 50 ± 31.99 | 0.565 |
| Recreation | 75 ± 28.03 | 75 ± 29.07 | 0.212 |
| Mood | 25 ± 30.56 | 50 ± 26.50 | 0.015* |
| Anxiety | 30 ± 26.09 | 70 ± 30.00 | 0.009* |
| Physical domain score | 87 ± 20.50 | 89 ± 20.90 | 0.184 |
| Social domain score | 55 ± 16.47 | 74 ± 17.04 | 0.007* |
| HRQOL 7 days | 20 ± 24.14 | 40 ± 24.91 | 0.000* |
| Overall QOL | 20 ± 12.79 | 40 ± 16.32 | 0.002* |
| Comp. QOL | 25 ± 29.58 | 75 ± 24.02 | 0.006* |
*
Statistically significant difference