Table 2. Prevalence of Symptoms and their Interference with Daily Life Responsibilities During RT.
| Symptom | Pre-RT | Post-RT | Change | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Young % | Old % | p value | Young % | Old % | p value | Young % | Old % | p value | |
| Fatigue | 68.8 | 69.1 | 0.92 | 80.5 | 82.4 | 0.48 | 11.7 | 13.2 | 0.75 |
| Drowsiness | 60.5 | 64.7 | 0.34 | 69.9 | 76.7 | 0.10 | 9.4 | 12.0 | 0.39 |
| Sleep | 57.1 | 41.7 | <0.01 | 62.7 | 55.8 | 0.04 | 5.7 | 14.0 | 0.02 |
| Distress | 54.5 | 44.2 | <0.01 | 58.1 | 49.6 | 0.01 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 0.86 |
| Pain | 45.9 | 35.4 | <0.01 | 55.4 | 49.3 | 0.07 | 9.5 | 13.9 | 0.20 |
| Memory | 46.4 | 40.1 | 0.08 | 47.3 | 46.3 | 0.78 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 0.07 |
| Appetite | 33.1 | 36.6 | 0.28 | 41.4 | 47.0 | 0.10 | 8.3 | 10.4 | 0.55 |
| Breath | 33.3 | 40.1 | 0.04 | 36.2 | 40.9 | 0.15 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 0.42 |
| Nausea | 24.5 | 21.0 | 0.23 | 32.6 | 25.3 | 0.02 | 8.1 | 4.3 | 0.22 |
| Vomiting | 10.7 | 8.5 | 0.28 | 14.5 | 12.5 | 0.48 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 0.71 |
| Any symptom | 78.5 | 74.5 | 0.10 | 84.9 | 84.8 | 0.47 | 6.3 | 10.3 | 0.20 |
| 2 or more symptoms | 60.6 | 57.6 | 0.40 | 70.3 | 67.1 | 0.34 | 9.7 | 9.5 | 0.95 |
| Activity | 53.2 | 49.7 | 0.32 | 66.8 | 62.4 | 0.18 | 13.6 | 12.7 | 0.72 |
| Mood | 54.7 | 46.7 | 0.02 | 60.5 | 53.5 | 0.04 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 0.98 |
| Working | 56.1 | 48.7 | 0.03 | 65.8 | 62.3 | 0.29 | 9.7 | 13.6 | 0.38 |
| Relationships | 39.8 | 33.2 | 0.05 | 47.9 | 39.7 | 0.02 | 8.2 | 6.5 | 0.57 |
| Walking | 38.5 | 44.3 | 0.09 | 46.0 | 53.1 | 0.04 | 7.5 | 8.8 | 0.76 |
| QOL | 54.2 | 49.1 | 0.15 | 63.8 | 58.8 | 0.13 | 9.7 | 9.6 | 0.92 |
| Any interference | 68.8 | 62.6 | 0.07 | 76.2 | 75.0 | 0.68 | 7.5 | 12.4 | 0.21 |
| 2 or more interferences | 51.4 | 44.3 | 0.04 | 61.9 | 55.4 | 0.06 | 10.3 | 11.1 | 0.84 |