Table 7. Comparison of means of FACT-CX scales according to the clinical stage and SF-36 questions number 1 and 2 (discriminant validity).
| Question #1 , SF36: “In general, would you say your health is …” |
Question #2, SF36: “Compared to one year ago, how would you rate your health in general now?” |
Clinical stage |
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| Excellent/ Very good | Good | Fair/Poor | P value | Better | Equal or worse | P value | In situ | Stage I | Stage II - IV | P value | |
| (n=55) | (n=39) | (n=6) | (n=55) | (n=45) | (n=45) | (n=23) | (n=32) | ||||
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||||
| PWE | 25.1 (3.3) | 22.2 (4.7) | 16.0 (4.4) | < 0.001 | 24.7 (3.7) | 21.9 (5.0) | 0.001 | 23.7 (4.5) | 23.5 (5.0) | 23.1 (4.5) | 0.571 |
| SWB | 19.6 (5.9) | 18.7 (5.7) | 15.7 (5.2) | 0.262 | 20.1 (5.9) | 17.6 (5.5) | 0.051 | 19.7 (6.1) | 19.1 (6.7) | 18.0 (4.6) | 0.732 |
| EWB | 19.6 (3.6) | 17.0 (4.1) | 13.5 (5.0) | 0.001 | 19.5 (3.8) | 16.7 (4.2) | 0.001 | 17.5 (4.2) | 18.5 (4.8) | 19.1 (3.6) | 0.952 |
| FWB | 21.2 (4.8) | 20.4 (4.9) | 11.8 (2.6) | 0.001 | 21.5 (5.0) | 19.0 (5.2) | 0.022 | 20.2 (5.7) | 20.5 (5.6) | 20.5 (4.4) | 0.824 |
| CxCS | 45.1 (8.8) | 43.3 (7.4) | 36.5 (12.8) | 0.158 | 45.2 (9.2) | 42.4 (8.0) | 0.029 | 44.0 (8.1) | 45.4 (9.9) | 42.8 (8.8) | 0.114 |
| FACT-G | 85.6 (13.7) | 78.4 (15.5) | 57.0 (6.2) | < 0.001 | 85.9 (14.8) | 75.2 (14.9) | < 0.001 | 81.1 (17.1) | 81.6 (18.6) | 80.6 (11.1) | 0.550 |
| FACT-CX | 130.7 (20.0) | 121.7 (20.6) | 93.5 (15.8) | < 0.001 | 131.1 (21.1) | 117.5 (20.5) | < 0.001 | 125.1 (22.6) | 127.0 (27.0) | 123.4 (16.5) | 0.294 |
PWB: Physical well-being, SWB: Social/Family well-being, EWB: Emotional well-being, FWB: Functional well-being, CxCS: Additional Concerns, FACT-G: PWB + SWB + EWB + FWB, FACT-CX: FACT-G + CxCS.