Table 7.
Correlation between quality of life scores and the first two first axis of principal component analysis on prospective measures
| Scores |
T1: baseline |
T2: after surgery |
T3: 3 months |
T4: six months |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First axis | Second axis | First axis | Second axis | First axis | Second axis | First axis | Second axis | |
| QLQ-C30 (N = 192) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| GHS |
-0.74 |
0.17 |
-0.72 |
-0.06 |
-0.79 |
-0.09 |
-0.79 |
0.03 |
| Physical functioning |
-0.76 |
-0.33 |
-0.76 |
0.01 |
-0.79 |
0.11 |
-0.81 |
0.03 |
| Role functioning |
-0.85 |
-0.22 |
-0.81 |
-0.05 |
-0.85 |
-0.05 |
-0.87 |
0.01 |
| Emotional functioning |
-0.46 |
0.71 |
-0.56 |
0.33 |
-0.68 |
0.31 |
0.73 |
0.23 |
| Cognitive functioning |
-0.57 |
0.34 |
-0.69 |
0.01 |
-0.67 |
0.34 |
-0.70 |
0.23 |
| Social functioning |
-0.71 |
-0.01 |
-0.70 |
0.13 |
-0.79 |
-0.01 |
-0.86 |
0.06 |
| Fatigue |
0.84 |
0.03 |
0.85 |
-0.01 |
0.90 |
0.02 |
0.87 |
0.02 |
| Nausea and vomiting |
0.63 |
0.01 |
0.56 |
0.18 |
0.46 |
0.70 |
0.40 |
0.69 |
| Pain |
0.77 |
0.19 |
0.81 |
0.07 |
0.69 |
-0.33 |
0.75 |
-0.02 |
| Dyspnea |
0.66 |
0.35 |
0.55 |
0.22 |
0.62 |
-0.14 |
0.67 |
-0.09 |
| Insomnia |
0.41 |
-0.63 |
0.54 |
-0.38 |
0.63 |
-0.15 |
0.63 |
-0.23 |
| Appetite loss |
0.51 |
-0.43 |
0.65 |
-0.11 |
0.61 |
0.46 |
0.48 |
0.66 |
| Constipation |
0.36 |
0.12 |
0.25 |
-0.42 |
0.44 |
0.37 |
0.42 |
0.25 |
| Diarrhea |
0.24 |
0.13 |
0.17 |
0.66 |
0.32 |
0.27 |
0.32 |
0.04 |
| Financial difficulties |
0.40 |
0.49 |
0.31 |
0.64 |
0.44 |
-0.11 |
0.38 |
-0.16 |
| QLQ-BR23 (N = 154) |
|
|
|
|
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| Body image |
-0.70 |
0.47 |
-0.64 |
0.45 |
-0.79 |
0.07 |
-0.79 |
0.25 |
| Sexual functioning |
0.30 |
-0.44 |
0.24 |
-0.52 |
0.31 |
-0.51 |
0.41 |
-0.41 |
| Future perspective |
-0.31 |
0.46 |
-0.53 |
0.52 |
-0.76 |
0.25 |
-0.73 |
0.30 |
| Systemic therapy side effects |
0.78 |
-0.01 |
0.72 |
0.28 |
0.61 |
-0.49 |
0.67 |
-0.21 |
| Breast symptoms |
0.58 |
0.49 |
0.64 |
0.38 |
0.56 |
0.66 |
0.57 |
0.64 |
| Arm symptoms | 0.66 | 0.49 | 0.75 | 0.32 | 0.69 | 0.44 | 0.63 | 0.57 |