Table 4.
Descriptive statistics of the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the QLQ-HCC18 and test-retest reliability
|
Scale |
Score* |
Intraclass correlation coefficient† |
|---|---|---|
| The QLQ-HCC18 | ||
| Scales‡ |
|
|
| Fatigue |
25.6 ± 22.2 |
0.82 |
| Nutrition |
12.7 ± 14.1 |
0.88 |
| Pain |
13.5 ± 17.1 |
0.80 |
| Fever |
5.3 ± 12.9 |
0.67 |
| Single items |
|
|
| Body Image 1 (item33) |
34.0 ± 31.9 |
0.73 |
| Body Image 2 (item35) |
21.1 ± 27.7 |
0.70 |
| Jaundice 1 (item36) |
2.77 ± 2.45 |
0.79 |
| Jaundice 2 (item37) |
22.2 ± 27.4 |
0.82 |
| Abdominal Swelling |
15.8 ± 23.6 |
0.78 |
| Sexual Interest |
12.6 ± 25.2§ |
0.77‖ |
| The QLQ-C30 |
|
|
| Scales |
|
|
| Physical¶ |
84.9 ± 16.9 |
- |
| Role¶ |
84.1 ± 22.3 |
- |
| Cognitive¶ |
84.2 ± 17.0 |
- |
| Emotional¶ |
79.6 ± 20.5 |
- |
| Social¶ |
86.1 ± 20.6 |
- |
| Global QOL¶ |
66.5 ± 21.63 |
- |
| Fatigue‡ |
30.9 ± 21.5 |
- |
| Nausea/Vomiting‡ |
1.74 ± 6.4 |
- |
| Pain‡ |
12.8 ± 20.6 |
- |
| Single items‡ |
|
|
| Dyspnea |
15.8 ± 21.6 |
- |
| Sleep Disturbance |
21.5 ± 27.5 |
- |
| Appetite Loss |
12.7 ± 22.5 |
- |
| Constipation |
14.2 ± 23.9 |
- |
| Diarrhea |
7.81 ± 16.4 |
- |
| Financial Impact | 14.6 ± 23.3 | - |
Data were expressed as mean ± standard deviation. * Score range 0 to 100. † Data were assessed in 130 patients. ‡Higher score indicates lower QOL. § Data were assessed in 185 patients. ‖ Data were assessed in 127 patients. ¶ Higher score indicates higher QOL.