Table 4.
Summary Scores on the Memorial Symptom Assessment Scale (MSAS) for each Time Point in Patients with End-Stage Liver Disease
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| Variable | Time | n | M (SD) |
| MSAS Global Distress Index (GDI) | Time 1 | 20 | 2.9 (0.4) |
| Time 2 | 20 | 2.6 (0.8) | |
| Time 3 | 19 | 2.8 (0.6) | |
| Time 4 | 11 | 2.7 (0.7) | |
| Time 5 | 10 | 2.9 (0.8) | |
| Time 6 | 11 | 2.7 (1.0) | |
| MSAS Psychological Symptom Scale (PSYCH) | Time 1 | 20 | 1.9 (1.2) |
| Time 2 | 20 | 1.7 (1.4) | |
| Time 3 | 20 | 1.9 (1.3) | |
| Time 4 | 12 | 1.8 (1.4) | |
| Time 5 | 10 | 1.9 (1.3) | |
| Time 6 | 11 | 1.6 (1.3) | |
| MSAS Physical Symptom Scale (PHYS) | Time 1 | 20 | 1.8 (0.7) |
| Time 2 | 20 | 1.7 (0.9) | |
| Time 3 | 20 | 1.8 (0.9) | |
| Time 4 | 12 | 1.6 (1.2) | |
| Time 5 | 10 | 1.4 (0.8) | |
| Time 6 | 11 | 1.3 (0.8) | |
| Total MSAS Score | Time 1 | 20 | 1.5 (0.7) |
| Time 2 | 20 | 1.5 (0.8) | |
| Time 3 | 20 | 1.6 (0.8) | |
| Time 4 | 12 | 1.3 (1.0) | |
| Time 5 | 10 | 1.4 (0.8) | |
| Time 6 | 11 | 1.2 (0.7) | |
Note. MSAS Global Distress Index sample size for patients at Time 3 and 4 differs from sample size of other MSAS summary scores because certain participants did not answer certain items that make up the Global Distress Index at these time points. M=mean, SD=standard deviation.