Table 5.
OUT-PATSAT35 scales’ mean score. mean difference and p values for clinical. socio-demographic factors and QLQC30 scales by multivariate analysis: model with treatment*$
| SATGEN | SATDTS | SATDIS | SATDIP | SATDAV | SATNTS | SATNIS | SATNIP | SATNAV | SATEX | SATOTH | SATWAI | SATPE | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monthly income | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.49 | 0.28 | 0.13 | 0.02 | 0.16 | 0.01 | 0.40 | 0.40 | 0.30 | 0.89 | 0.08 |
| MW or less a | 74.9 | 72.3 | 71.5 | 69.9 | 64.6 | 77.5 | 75.7 | 66 | 68.7 | 64.7 | 67.2 | 62.5 | 65.8 |
| MW-1499 | -4.6 | 0.2 | -4.6 | -5.9 | -5.4 | -7.7 | -4.5 | -7 | -3.4 | -0.7 | -3.8 | -0.1 | -7.3 |
| 1500-2999 | -1.9 | 2.7 | -3.1 | -2.9 | -0.9 | -2.9 | -1.5 | -2.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | -1.9 | 1 | -4.8 |
| ? 3000 | -4.8 | 4.7 | -1.5 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -4.2 | -5.2 | -11.4 | -0.8 | 3.8 | -6 | 2 | -3.5 |
| Age | 0.11 | 0.23 | 0.02 | 0.08 | < 0.0001 | 0.41 | 0.31 | 0.1 | 0.15 | 0.43 | 0.07 | 0.22 | 0.001 |
| 30-55 a | 68.5 | 72.1 | 64 | 64.9 | 54.2 | 73.6 | 71.6 | 60.5 | 65.8 | 63.8 | 60.2 | 59.9 | 56.1 |
| 56-65 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 6.3 | 10.2 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4 | 4 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 |
| 66-75 | 4.9 | 1 | 6.2 | 1.7 | 12.8 | -1.8 | 0.1 | -2.8 | -0.5 | 1.2 | 4 | 3.7 | 7.1 |
| 76-88 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 6.1 | 0.7 | 11.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 | -0.1 | 4 | 4.3 | 5.8 | 4.8 | 11.3 |
| Marital status | 0.03 | 0.84 | 0.22 | 0.004 | 0.26 | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.01 | 0.07 | 0.24 | 0.16 | 0.89 | 0.74 |
| Living with partner or family a | 74.3 | 74.4 | 70.7 | 70.7 | 64.2 | 75.5 | 74.2 | 64.2 | 69.8 | 67.6 | 65.9 | 63.4 | 62.3 |
| Single or separated | -4.5 | -0.4 | -3 | -7.2 | -2.7 | -3.4 | -2.6 | -6.9 | -4.2 | -3 | -3.2 | -0.3 | -0.8 |
| Radio-therapy | 0.25 | 0.003 | 0.003 | 0.0001 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.03 | < 0.0001 | 0.01 | 0.03 | 0.20 | 0.007 | 0.44 |
| no a | 73.4 | 77.8 | 73.4 | 72.6 | 65.9 | 76.1 | 75.5 | 67 | 71.2 | 69.1 | 66 | 66.7 | 62.8 |
| yes | -2.7 | -7.1 | -8.4 | -11 | -6 | -4.6 | -5.2 | -12.4 | -7 | -6 | -3.4 | -6.9 | -1.8 |
| QLQC30 scales | |||||||||||||
| Global health status | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.002 | 0.0002 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | 0.0002 | 0.001 | 0.0009 |
*adjusted for center. leisure activities. distance from home to hospital. and QLQC30 scales (emotional. social. sleep. fatigue. pain) $numbers in bold correspond to p values, numbers in italic correspond to mean scores, otherwise numbers correspond to mean difference compared to the reference class. a: reference class 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. MW = minimum wage.