Table 3.

QLQ-C30.

QLQ-C30	Ileal conduit Mean ± standard dev. Median (interquartile range) n = number of cases	Ileal neobladder Mean ± standard dev. Median (interquartile range) n = number of cases
Functional scales
Global health status/quality of lifea	58.0 ± 25.3	72.3 ± 19.5
	58.3 (33.3–83.3)	70.8 (56.2–85.4)
	n = 23	n = 34
Physical functioningb	65.8 ± 29.4	82.6 ± 19.9
	70 (33.3–93.3)	93.3 (71.6–100)
	n = 24	n = 34
Role functioning	63.8 ± 31.1	76.0 ± 27.9
	66.7 (33.3–100)	83.3 (50–100)
	n = 24	n = 34
Emotion functioning	72.2 ± 22.3	81.1 ± 22.3
	70.8 (52.1–91.7)	87.5 (66.7–100)
	n = 24	n = 34
Cognitive functioning	77.8 ± 22.9	83.3 ± 20.5
	83.3 (54.2–100)	83.3 (66.7–100)
	n = 24	n = 34
Social functioning	65.3 ± 32.2	70.1 ± 33.0
	83.3 (33.3–95.8)	75 (45.8–100)
	n = 24	n = 34
Symptoms scales
Fatigue	37.5 ± 28.1	26.0 ± 28.3
	33.3 (11.1–63.9)	16.7 (0–55.6)
	n = 24	n = 34
Nausea and vomiting	9.7 ± 20.2	3.4 ± 12.8
	0 (0–12.5)	0 (0-0)
	n = 24	n = 34
Pain	26.4 ± 31.8	18.6 ± 34.0
	8.3 (0–50)	0 (0–33.3)
	n = 24	n = 34
Single items
Dyspnoea	37.5 ± 35.9	27.5 ± 37.1
	33 (0–66.7)	0 (0–41.7)
	n = 24	n = 34
Insomnia	29.2 ± 31.6	21.6 ± 27.1
	33.3 (0–66.7)	0 (0–33.3)
	n = 24	n = 34
Appetite loss	18.1 ± 31.1	6.9 ± 17.9
	0 (0–33.3)	0 (0-0)
	n = 24	n = 34
Constipation	22.2 ± 30.6	11.8 ± 19.9
	0 (0–33.3)	0 (0–33.3)
	n = 24	n = 34
Diarrhoeac	4.2 ± 14.9	23.5 ± 31.3
	0 (0-0)	0 (0–33.3)
	n = 24	n = 34
Financial difficulties	25.0 ± 35.8	20.6 ± 32.8
	0 (0–66.7)	0 (0–41.7)
	n = 24	n = 34

^a t-test; P = 0.019.

^b U test; P = 0.018.

^c U test; P = 0.004.

EORTC QLQ-C30 results of this study. The questionnaire assesses cancer-specific QOL. For all the questions, a scale from 1 to 4 was used (1: not at all, 2: a little, 3: quite a bit, 4: very much). All scores were linearly transformed such that all scales range from 0 to 100. For the six functional items, the higher score represents a higher level of functioning and for the symptoms/single items, a higher score means a higher level of symptomatology/problems.