Table 5.
Patients’ quality of life at start of treatment assessed via the EORTC QLQ-C30 and the EORTC QLQ-BR23
| Endpoint | Mean score |
|---|---|
| Physical functioning (n = 4,029) | 72.89 |
| Role functioning (n = 3,996) | 57.70 |
| Emotional functioning (n = 4,019) | 58.93 |
| Cognitive functioning (n = 4,025) | 77.58 |
| Social functioning (n = 4,010) | 67.61 |
| Global health status/QoL (n = 3,983) | 56.70 |
| Body image (n = 3,977) | 72.15 |
| Sexual functioning (n = 3,633) | 18.41a |
| Sexual enjoyment (n = 1,010) | 49.60 |
| Future perspective (n = 3,984) | 35.58 |
a
1,981 patients reported no interest in or participation in sexual activity at all.
0 = ‘Very poor’ refers to a score of 1 in the EORTC QLQ-C30;
100 = ‘excellent’ refers to a score of 7 in the Global health status/QoL and to a score of 4 for all other questions.
SD = Standard deviation, QoL = quality of life, EORTC = European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.