Table 5.
EORTC QLQ-BR23 mean scores (SE) at each time point
|
CR & TT at T0 |
CR at T1 |
TT at T1 |
CR at T2 |
TT at T2 |
CR at T3 |
TT at T3 |
CR at T4 |
TT at T4 |
CR at T5 |
TT at T5 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=121 | n=62 | n=59 | n=62 | n=59 | n=50 | n=51 | n=30 | n=36 | n=16 | n=18 | |
|
arm symptoms |
24,33 |
21,00 (2,50) |
18,07 (2,32) |
21,24 (2,82) |
18,01 (2,08) |
22,02 (3,73) |
26,33 (4,27) |
19,89 (5,10) |
19,96 (4,40) |
11,14 (5,76) |
18,78 (6,49) |
|
breast symptoms |
20,94 |
33,30 a (2,78) |
29,57 (2,74) |
23,67 (2,58) |
24,10 (2,35) |
17,99 (3,17) |
15,94 (2,52) |
14,55 (4,24) |
12,60 (3,30) |
6,87 (5,63) |
16,77 (4,99) |
|
body image |
73,35 |
69,60 (2,14) |
70,62 (2,49) |
73,21 (2,48) |
77,80 (2,55) |
74,74 (3,67) |
77,51 (2,87) |
73,62 (5,76) |
78,40 (4,93) |
74,91 (7,02) |
79,08 (7,36) |
|
future perspective |
53,44 |
57,33 (3,64) |
51,02 (3,44) |
58,36 (3,38) |
58,62 (3,26) |
61,78 (4,03) |
65,44 (3,53) |
64,55 (5,84) |
64,55 (6,27) |
59,69 (7,59) |
68,03 (10,08) |
|
systemic treatment side effects |
14,64 |
22,50 (1,87) |
25,81a (2,83) |
22,52 (2,06) |
21,21 (2,88) |
18,01 (2,20) |
17,88 (2,57) |
19,40 (3,19) |
13,20 (2,95) |
17,62 (4,80) |
15,24 (4,28) |
| |
n=21 |
n=22 |
n=26 |
n=16 |
n=20 |
n=8 |
n=10 |
n=8 |
n=6 |
n=3 |
n=3 |
|
upset by hair loss |
34,92 |
48,25 a (8,16) |
27,51 (9,26) |
23,81 a (11,11) |
40,48 a (5,56) |
46,02 a (11,10) |
28,25 a (16,33) |
1,62 a (0,00) |
23,81 (29,40) |
34,92 a (0,00) |
34,92 a (0,00) |
| |
n=104 |
n=53 |
n=50 |
n=53 |
n=53 |
n=42 |
n=45 |
n=26 |
n=30 |
n=13 |
n=15 |
|
sexual functioning |
23,85 |
21,02 (2,68) |
23,52 (3,45) |
24,48 (3,04) |
22,60 (3,36) |
24,65 (3,50) |
24,59 (2,90) |
21,85 (4,44) |
27,19 (3,61) |
25,14 (6,92) |
21,63 (5,36) |
| |
n=61 |
n=23 |
n=23 |
n=29 |
n=32 |
n=24 |
n=29 |
n=15 |
n=19 |
n=8 |
n=9 |
| sexual enjoyment | 55,74 | 53,98 (5,39) | 47,40 (3,31) | 48,16 (5,77) | 50,61 (5,45) | 61,29 a (4,86) | 49,94 (4,98) | 64,07 (5,98) | 48,59 (5,16) | 62,40 a (6,67) | 46,21 (9,52) |
a Indicates more or equal to ten-point difference from previous time point.
T0: baseline, T1: last day RT, T2: 3 months post-RT, T3: 1 year post-RT, T4: 2 years post-RT, T5: 3 years post-RT.