Table 2.
Number of patients, mean score and standard deviation for each scale of the OUT-PATSAT35 and QLQC30 questionnaires
| OUT-PATSAT35 | QLQC30 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scale | Number of patients | Mean score (SD) | Scale | Number of patients | Mean score (SD) |
| Overall satisfaction | Functional scales | ||||
| SATGEN | 669 | 72.5 (19.7) | Global health | 679 | 63.6(19.8) |
| Evaluation of Doctors | Physical | 685 | 82.6 (18.6) | ||
| SATDTS | 661 | 71.3 (20.3) | Role | 682 | 78.7 (27.6) |
| SATDIS | 659 | 67 (24.1) | Emotional | 684 | 75 (23.1) |
| SATDIP | 668 | 65.1 (25) | Cognitive | 684 | 82.7 (20.9) |
| SATDAV | 671 | 61.7 (23.6) | Social | 681 | 80.4 (25) |
| Evaluation of Nurses or radiation therapists | Symptom scales | ||||
| SATNTS | 679 | 72.5 (21.1) | Fatigue | 680 | 33.5 (25.6) |
| SATNIS | 676 | 71.6 (20.5) | Nausea | 684 | 10 (20.7) |
| SATNIP | 640 | 58.5 (26.4) | Pain | 685 | 19.4 (24.7) |
| SATNAV | 653 | 66.1 (23) | Dyspnoea | 674 | 18.4 (27.9) |
| Organization, physical environment | Sleep | 679 | 30 (31.7) | ||
| SATEXE | 609 | 64.6 (23.1) | Appetite | 671 | 16.5 (28) |
| SATOTH | 634 | 63.7(21.9) | Constipation | 678 | 17.6 (28.8) |
| SATWAI | 625 | 60.6 (20.6) | Diarrhoea | 670 | 9.50 (20.4) |
| SATPE | 674 | 59.8 (20.1) | Financial difficulties | 675 | 8.74 (20.9) |
SATGEN = overall satisfaction; SATDTS doctors' technical skills; SATDIS = doctors' interpersonal skills; SATDIP = doctors' provision of information; SATDAV doctors' availability; SATNTS = nurses' or radiation therapists' technical skills; SATNIS = nurses' or radiation therapists' interpersonal skills; SATNIP = nurses' or radiation therapists' provision of information; SATNAV = nurses' or radiation therapists' availability; SATEXE = exchange of information between caregivers; SATOTH = other personnel's interpersonal skills and provision of information; SATWAI = waiting time; SATPE = physical environment. OUT-PATSAT35 scales: SATGEN = overall satisfaction, SATDTS doctors'technical skills, SATDIS = doctors'interpersonal skills, SATDIP = doctors' information provision, SATDAV doctors'availability, SATNTS = nurses' or technologists' technical skills, SATNIS = nurses' or technologists' interpersonal skills SATNIP = nurses' or technologists' information provision, SATNAV = nurses' or technologists' availability, SATEXE = exchange of information between caregivers, SATOTH = other personal interpersonal skills and information provision, SATWAI = waiting-time, SATPE = physical environment