Table 2.
EORTC QLQ-C30 scores for the pre-, post- and then-test
| n | Pre-test (T1), mean (SD) |
pα | Post-test (T2), mean (SD) |
pβ |
Then-test, mean (SD) |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain* | ||||||
| improved | 58 | 52.6 (32.7) | < 0.01 | 37.9 (27.5) | < 0.01 | 55.5 (24.5) |
| unchanged | 126 | 28.7 (27.8) | 0.29 | 27.6 (28.0) | < 0.01 | 22.5 (26.1) |
| deteriorated | 50 | 46.0 (27.7) | < 0.01 | 63.3 (28.6) | < 0.01 | 36.3 (31.0) |
| Fatigue* | ||||||
| improved | 56 | 51.0 (22.9) | < 0.01 | 37.5 (21.4) | < 0.01 | 51.4 (23.3) |
| unchanged | 119 | 40.4 (24.6) | 0.17 | 38.7 (26.1) | < 0.01 | 34.2 (25.4) |
| deteriorated | 58 | 56.3 (25.3) | 0.01 | 64.0 (23.7) | < 0.01 | 43.5 (25.3) |
| Physical function† | ||||||
| improved | 73 | 59.9 (22.3) | < 0.01 | 66.3 (20.4) | < 0.01 | 57.5 (24.2) |
| unchanged | 96 | 69.7 (21.9) | 0.77 | 70.4 (21.5) | 0.15 | 71.7 (22.7) |
| deteriorated | 58 | 60.8 (22.6) | < 0.01 | 48.1 (21.2) | < 0.01 | 68.3 (21.9) |
| Quality of life† | ||||||
| improved | 79 | 59.0 (26.1) | < 0.01 | 66.6 (21.0) | < 0.01 | 51.9 (19.5) |
| unchanged | 110 | 64.2 (22.1) | 0.69 | 64.5 (21.5) | 0.44 | 63.2 (20.1) |
| deteriorated | 49 | 48.6 (20.9) | < 0.01 | 36.6 (20.2) | < 0.01 | 48.8 (16.0) |
*For the symptom scales pain and fatigue, higher scores represent more symptoms or difficulties
† For the physical function and global quality of life scales, higher scores mean better functioning
SD: Standard deviation
pα -values denote differences between scale-means at T1 and T2
pβ -values denote differences between scale-means at T2 and then-test