Table 3. Symptom and Interference Severity During Radiation Therapy (RT).

	Pre-RT Scores			Post-RT Scores			Change
Symptom	Young	Old	p value	Young	Old	p value	Young	Old	p value
Fatigue	2.74	2.64	0.57	3.23	3.23	0.98	0.47	0.54	0.69
Sleep	2.20	1.43	<.01	2.30	1.76	<.01	0.10	0.29	0.27
Distress	1.80	1.42	0.02	1.77	1.71	0.72	−0.06	0.23	0.05
Pain	1.71	1.45	0.13	2.00	1.64	0.03	0.27	0.18	0.58
Memory	1.30	1.34	0.76	1.23	1.42	0.19	−0.06	0.05	0.27
Appetite	1.22	1.39	0.31	1.53	1.83	0.09	0.31	0.44	0.41
Breath	1.06	1.31	0.08	1.16	1.31	0.31	0.09	0.01	0.36
Nausea	0.86	0.63	0.06	1.06	0.73	<.01	0.19	0.08	0.43
Vomiting	0.43	0.23	0.02	0.56	0.34	0.03	0.12	0.11	0.90
Drowsy	2.48	2.16	0.18	2.81	2.67	0.59	0.35	0.60	0.31
Total Score	14.44	13.19	0.25	16.11	14.98	0.31	1.32	1.66	0.68
Activity	2.15	2.22	0.75	2.52	2.45	0.72	0.37	0.21	0.38
Mood	1.98	1.77	0.23	2.01	1.88	0.43	0.02	0.09	0.70
Work	2.43	2.20	0.30	2.62	2.55	0.73	0.19	0.29	0.61
Relationships	1.23	1.07	0.25	1.39	1.30	0.57	0.13	0.22	0.59
Walking	1.57	1.97	0.04	1.70	2.19	0.01	0.12	0.23	0.53
QOL	2.02	2.07	0.79	2.40	2.37	0.96	0.33	0.27	0.75