Table 2.
Mean (SD) patient level Patient Care Monitor (PCM) index scores, by group.
| Treatment group | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PCM index score | N | #PCMs | R-M | OBS | p* |
| General Physical Symptoms | 106 | 588 | 45.4 (6.51) | 45.67 (8.12) | 0.85 |
| Treatment Side Effects | 106 | 591 | 44.64 (3.83) | 44.2 (5.3) | 0.64 |
| Acute Distress | 106 | 543 | 42.44 (6.45) | 44.18 (8.2) | 0.25 |
| Despair and Depression | 106 | 542 | 45.43 (4.97) | 46.29 (6.2) | 0.45 |
| Impaired Ambulation | 79 | 364 | 49.89 (5.35) | 51.19 (7.05) | 0.40 |
| Impaired Performance | 79 | 362 | 41.83 (5.64) | 43.07 (7.5) | 0.45 |
*
Independent t-test comparison of means.
PCM, Patient Care Monitor; R-M, rituximab maintenance; OBS, observation.