Table 5.

The domain scores (mean ± SD) of patients among different RT stages and RT method

	n	PH	PS	SO	SE
RT stages
Before RT	60	65.9 ± 15.5	54.5 ± 15.8	60.8 ± 17.6	71.6 ± 17.0
During RT	171	54.0 ± 14.9	47.4 ± 13.6	58.3 ± 15.7	59.2 ± 17.9
≤1 year after RT	145	59.3 ± 14.2	48.5 ± 16.5	57.5 ± 15.6	62.6 ± 16.3
~5 years after RT	65	63.5 ± 14.1	55.1 ± 16.3	63.8 ± 17.6	70.5 ± 15.9
>5 years after RT	46	72.3 ± 17.4	54.3 ± 14.7	61.3 ± 24.2	73.0 ± 15.4
P-value		<0.001	<0.001	0.100	<0.001
RT method
IMRT	294	61.3 ± 15.7	51.5 ± 15.2	61.8 ± 16.4	66.8 ± 16.7
Three-dimensional RT	46	56.8 ± 13.2	44.5 ± 14.1	56.7 ± 17.1	60.6 ± 17.5
Conventional RT	86	53.4 ± 16.1	46.3 ± 15.6	51.8 ± 17.7	53.9 ± 16.6
No RT	60	65.9 ± 15.5	54.5 ± 15.8	60.8 ± 17.6	71.6 ± 17.0
P-value		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

RT radiotherapy, IMRT intensity-modulated radiotherapy