Table 5.
Responsiveness of K-ESAS Symptom Scores After Seven Days, as Measured by the Correlation Between Changes in K-ESAS Scores and Changes in Corresponding K-MDASI or K-HADS Symptom Scores (n = 38)
K-ESAS Item | Pearson Correlation Coefficient (95% CI)
|
P-value | |
---|---|---|---|
K-MDASI | K-HADS | ||
Pain | 0.42 (0.11, 0.65) | 0.0044 | |
Fatigue | 0.42 (0.12, 0.65) | 0.0037 | |
Nausea | 0.57 (0.30, 0.75) | <0.0001 | |
Depression | 0.05 (−0.28, 0.36) | 0.3886 | |
Anxiety | 0.25 (−0.08, 0.53) | 0.0645 | |
Drowsiness | 0.47 (0.17, 0.68) | 0.0013 | |
Loss of appetite | 0.54 (0.26, 0.73) | 0.0008 | |
Feeling of Well-being | – | – | 0.0062 |
Dyspnea | 0.49 (0.19, 0.69) | 0.0002 | |
Sleep disturbance | 0.40 (0.09, 0.63) | 0.0044 |
K-ESAS = Korean version of the Edmonton Symptom Assessment System; K-MDASI = Korean version of the M. D. Anderson Symptom Inventory; K-HADS = Korean version of the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; CI = confidence interval.