Table 6. Mean and standard deviation of quality of life and functioning in colorectal cancer survivors according to the level of total benefit finding and total post-traumatic growth.
| QL | PF | RF | CF | EF | SF | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BF | ||||||
| Low | 63.6 (24.4) | 78.9 (23.7) | 74.8 (33.2) | 78.4 (25.4) | 72.9 (26.5) | 77.5 (31.6) |
| High | 64.2 (22.8) | 75.8 (22.1) | 72.0 (29.1) | 79.3 (23.1) | 74.0 (23.7) | 75.4 (28.5) |
| P | 0.7918 | 0.1503 | 0.3421 | 0.6865 | 0.6549 | 0.4579 |
| Padja | 0.6812 | 0.2276 | 0.4169 | 0.8036 | 0.6647 | 0.4376 |
| PTG | ||||||
| Low | 62.1 (24.6) | 75.5 (24.3) | 71.6 (32.6) | 77.9 (25.5) | 73.2 (26.3) | 76.4 (31.0) |
| High | 66.6 (21.8) | 79.1 (20.0) | 74.9 (27.9) | 80.2 (22.0) | 74.1 (22.8) | 75.6 (28.1) |
| P | 0.0416 | 0.0854 | 0.2416 | 0.3000 | 0.6981 | 0.7593 |
| Padja | 0.0177 | 0.1495 | 0.2320 | 0.5693 | 0.4870 | 0.9152 |
Abbreviations: QL=overall quality of life; PF=physical functioning; RF=role functioning; CF=cognitive functioning; EF=emotional functioning; SF=social functioning; BF=benefit finding; PTG=post-traumatic growth.
Significant P-values (P<0.05) are highlighted in bold.
a
Adjusted for all factors that were significant in the analysis of the determinants: education, burden of diagnosis, burden of treatment, therapy, stage, and depression score.