Table 6.
Psychological function influenced by pain on different types of cancer
| Primary site | Disease free Mean ± SD (n), N = 131 |
Relief Mean ± SD (n), N = 596 |
Deterioration Mean ± SD (n), N = 324 |
|---|---|---|---|
| HN | 3.38 ± 2.68 (19) | 3.75 ± 2.63 (104) | 4.01 ± 2.75 (61) |
| GI and colon | 2.48 ± 2.34 (21) | 3.02 ± 2.69 (90) | 3.88 ± 2.66 (61) |
| Hepatobiliary and pancreas | 5.00 ± 5.49 (4) | 2.70 ± 2.56 (31) | 4.43 ± 2.34 (40) |
| Breast | 1.70 ± 1.85 (59) | 3.07 ± 2.51 (127) | 4.15 ± 2.64 (59) |
| Lung and mediastinum | 3.17 ± 1.88 (3) | 2.89 ± 2.37 (67) | 3.89 ± 2.74 (34) |
| Blood and lymphoma | 1.54 ± 1.93 (19) | 2.51 ± 2.45 (105) | 2.61 ± 2.21 (26) |
| GYN and GU | 2.63 ± 3.71 (2) | 3.16 ± 2.61 (46) | 3.94 ± 2.56 (24) |
| Others | 1.93 ± 2.29 (4) | 3.13 ± 2.76 (26) | 4.89 ± 3.25 (19) |
| P | 0.0253 | 0.0649 | 0.1501 |
HN, head and neck.