Table 3.
QoL and Sub-Scores According to the Associated Demographic, Clinical, and Recruitment Characteristics
| M (SD) | p* | M (SD) | p* | M (SD) | p* | M (SD) | p* | B | p* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Males | Females | ||||||||
| Total physical well-being | 7.12 (1.46) | <0.0001 | 5.70 (1.98) | <0.0001 | −1.33 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Total psychological well-being | 6.06 (1.84) | <0.0001 | 4.92 (1.73) | <0.0001 | −0.88 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Total social well-being | 7.58 (2.03) | <0.0001 | 6.35 (2.28) | <0.0001 | −1.04 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Total spiritual well-being | 4.47 (2.03) | <0.0001 | 5.23 (1.99) | <0.0001 | 0.9 | <0.0001 | ||||
| Total QoL | 6.32 (1.46) | <0.01 | 5.48 (1.58) | <0.01 | −0.63 | <0.01 | ||||
| Age | <35 | 35–50 | 50–65 | 65+ | ||||||
| Total physical well-being | 5.64 (1.86) | 0.69 | 5.48 (1.91) | <0.0001 | 6.01 (1.97) | 0.10 | 6.89 (1.97) | <0.0001 | 0.27 | <0.0001 |
| Total psychological well-being | 4.52 (1.64) | <0.01 | 4.75 (1.62) | <0.01 | 5.21 (1.77) | 0.07 | 6.51 (1.91) | <0.0001 | 0.37 | <0.0001 |
| Total social well-being | 5.96 (2.21) | 0.03 | 6.18 (2.22) | 0.02 | 6.71 (2.32) | 0.10 | 8.16 (1.92) | <0.0001 | 0.34 | <0.0001 |
| Total spiritual well-being | 4.76 (1.88) | 0.01 | 5.02 (1.84) | 0.13 | 5.39 (2.11) | 0.02 | 5.39 (2.42) | 0.31 | 0.25 | <0.01 |
| Total QoL | 5.11 (1.52) | 0.01 | 5.31 (1.47) | 0.01 | 5.80 (1.57) | 0.03 | 7.04 (1.46) | <0.0001 | 0.34 | <0.0001 |
| Education | High school | College | More than college | |||||||
| Total physical well-being | 5.28 (1.89) | <0.0001 | 6.02 (1.95) | <0.01 | 6.19 (2.00) | <0.01 | 0.24 | <0.0001 | ||
| Total psychological well-being | 4.51 (1.71) | <0.0001 | 5.24 (1.76) | <0.01 | 5.32 (1.75) | <0.01 | 0.24 | <0.0001 | ||
| Total social well-being | 5.97 (2.40) | <0.0001 | 6.75 (2.17) | <0.01 | 6.73 (2.21) | 0.09 | 0.22 | 0.003 | ||
| Total spiritual well-being | 5.11 (2.10) | 0.46 | 5.11 (2.00) | 0.39 | 5.24 (1.94) | 0.16 | 0.06 | 0.25 | ||
| Total QoL | 5.01 (1.56) | <0.0001 | 5.74 (1.53) | 0.01 | 5.91 (1.52) | <0.01 | 0.26 | <0.0001 | ||
| Tumor types | Papillary | Follicular | Medullary | |||||||
| Total physical well-being | 5.88 (1.93) | 0.02 | 5.93 (2.03) | 0.64 | 6.52 (1.90) | 0.06 | −0.09 | 0.004 | ||
| Total psychological well-being | 5.04 (1.74) | 0.05 | 5.15 (1.75) | 0.48 | 5.03 (1.73) | 1.00 | −0.05 | 0.10 | ||
| Total social well-being | 6.52 (2.24) | 0.01 | 6.44 (2.18) | 0.98 | 6.82 (2.30) | 0.50 | −0.09 | 0.02 | ||
| Total spiritual well-being | 5.12 (2.0) | 0.23 | 4.83 (1.85) | 0.33 | 5.35 (1.91) | 0.42 | 0.05 | 0.17 | ||
| Total QoL | 5.58 (1.55) | 0.03 | 5.52 (1.44) | 0.93 | 5.51 (1.44) | 0.90 | −0.05 | 0.10 | ||
| Stage | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 3 | Stage 4 | ||||||
| Total physical well-being | 5.82 (2.01) | 0.18 | 5.90 (1.95) | 0.69 | 5.68 (1.93) | 0.21 | 5.75 (1.95) | 0.29 | −0.03 | 0.35 |
| Total psychological well-being | 4.98 (1.75) | 0.26 | 4.95 (1.77) | 0.84 | 5.15 (1.66) | 0.85 | 5.03 (1.74) | 0.33 | −0.03 | 0.32 |
| Total social well-being | 6.55 (2.28) | 0.06 | 6.45 (2.19) | 0.96 | 6.39 (2.19) | 0.54 | 6.01 (2.39) | 0.03 | −0.05 | 0.19 |
| Total spiritual well-being | 5.11 (2.01) | 0.89 | 5.07 (2.07) | 0.42 | 5.38 (2.04) | 0.16 | 5.31 (1.76) | 0.57 | −0.02 | 0.50 |
| Total QoL | 5.54 (1.56) | 0.11 | 5.57 (1.54) | 0.75 | 5.63 (1.49) | 0.73 | 5.42 (1.60) | 0.08 | −0.04 | 0.14 |
| Treatment | Surgery | Radiation | RAI | Chemotherapy | ||||||
| Total physical well-being | 5.84 (1.99) | 0.11 | 5.78 (1.96) | 0.09 | 5.44 (2.28) | 0.08 | 5.36 (1.54) | 0.59 | −0.1 | 0.59 |
| Total psychological well-being | 5.03 (1.78) | 0.90 | 5.01 (1.76) | 0.39 | 5.17 (2.00) | 0.42 | 5.20 (0.98) | 0.54 | 0.12 | 0.54 |
| Total social well-being | 6.50 (2.29) | 0.18 | 6.43 (2.25) | 0.08 | 6.42 (2.39) | 0.16 | 5.77 (1.59) | 0.70 | −0.09 | 0.70 |
| Total spiritual well-being | 5.15 (2.02) | 0.39 | 5.19 (1.99) | 0.69 | 5.40 (2.16) | 0.95 | 4.88 (2.16) | 0.35 | −0.19 | 0.35 |
| Total QoL | 5.56 (1.59) | 0.81 | 5.56 (1.57) | 0.46 | 5.60 (1.95) | 0.25 | 5.41 (0.87) | 0.79 | 0.05 | 0.79 |
| Source of cases | Clinic | Survivorship groups | Social media | Other | ||||||
| Total physical well-being | 7.81 (1.63) | <0.0001 | 5.83 (1.96) | 0.80 | 6.41 (1.79) | 0.07 | 5.81 (2.11) | −0.04 | 0.80 | |
| Total psychological well-being | 6.55 (1.99) | 0.00 | 5.04 (1.74) | 0.35 | 5.41 (1.61) | 0.26 | 4.97 (1.92) | −0.13 | 0.35 | |
| Total social well-being | 7.99 (2.01) | 0.00 | 6.51 (2.29) | 0.26 | 7.27 (2.02) | 0.05 | 6.37 (2.30) | −0.2 | 0.26 | |
| Total spiritual well-being | 5.45 (1.92) | 0.30 | 5.14 (2.02) | 0.48 | 5.14 (2.04) | 1.00 | 5.24 (1.98) | 0.11 | 0.48 | |
| Total QoL | 6.95 (1.64) | 0.00 | 5.56 (1.58) | 0.98 | 6.13 (1.32) | 0.13 | 5.56 (1.65) | 0.003 | 0.98 |
*
p adjusted for age, sex, type of thyroid cancer, and time from diagnosis.