Table 5. Changes in Quality of Life parameters during hospital stay.
| Characteristic | Baseline | Discharge | Changes in Quality of Life | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | Control | Intervention | p-value | |
| n = 49 | n = 51 | n = 39 | n = 39 | n = 39 | n = 39 | ||
| Global Health | 58.2 ± 19.7 | 58.6 ± 19.9 | 60.8 ± 25.2 | 62.6 ± 19.9 | 5.4 ± 25.6 | 3.1 ± 16.1 | 0.221 |
| Physical | 93.7 ± 13.4 | 88.6 ± 18.1 | 93.5 ± 15.3 | 87.4 ± 19.5 | 0.7 ± 9.2 | -0.7 ± 11.1 | 0.114 |
| Role | 93.8 ± 16.2 | 90.8 ± 18.9 | 95.7 ± 15.6 | 90.6 ± 18.6 | 2.6 ± 9.0 | -0.9 ± 12.1 | 0.332 |
| Emotional | 72.1 ± 23.7 | 76.5 ± 19.8 | 74.1 ± 20.2 | 76.7 ± 23.5 | 3.6 ± 30.6 | -1.0 ± 22.5 | 0.586 |
| Cognitive | 86.6 ± 22.8 | 87.1 ± 20.1 | 89.6 ± 22.1 | 90.6 ± 17.0 | 3.8 ± 31.7 | 3.2 ± 18.3 | 0.945 |
| Social | 88.0 ± 23.5 | 87.1 ± 22.7 | 90.0 ± 23.1 | 85.0 ± 27.5 | 3.6 ± 31.0 | -0.3 ± 26.9 | 0.273 |
| Symptoms | |||||||
| Insomnia | 29.9 ± 33.5 | 40.5 ± 41.8 | 39.3 ± 38.9 | 42.7 ± 35.8 | 8.5 ± 31.3 | 2.6 ± 40.7 | 0.340 |
| Appetite Loss | 27.9 ± 38.1 | 26.7 ± 35.0 | 19.7 ± 30.3 | 22.2 ± 28.0 | -14.5 ± 37.3 | -9.4 ± 30.5 | 0.978 |
| Dyspnea | 10.2 ± 21.7 | 11.8 ± 23.9 | 2.6 ±16.0 | 6.8 ± 19.0 | -5.1 ± 21.0 | -3.4 ± 21.4 | 0.454 |
| Constipation | 9.5 ± 21.5 | 14.4 ± 30.0 | 7.7 ± 20.9 | 10.3 ± 23.1 | -0.9 ± 20.9 | -4.3 ± 29.8 | 0.902 |
| Diarrhea | 17.0 ± 32.7 | 11.8 ± 23.9 | 5.3 ± 16.5 | 6.8 ± 17.4 | -16.7 ± 36.1 | -4.3 ± 50.5 | 0.149 |
| Financial | 4.1 ± 14.6 | 3.9 ± 17.2 | 6.0 ± 18.5 | 4.3 ± 17.4 | 2.6 ± 16.0 | 1.8 ± 10.8 | 0.992 |
| Fatigue | 34.2 ± 29.8 | 32.0 ± 26.5 | 23.9 ± 26.4 | 24.8 ± 26.7 | -13.1 ± 28.4 | -7.1 ± 28.2 | 0.382 |
| Nausea | 8.5 ± 19.0 | 7.5 ± 14.6 | 5.6 ± 12.3 | 2.1 ± 7.8 | -5.1 ± 23.6 | -5.6 ± 12.9 | 0.412 |
| Pain | 24.5 ± 27.0 | 29.1 ± 32.3 | 15.8 ± 22.9 | 21.4 ± 26.8 | -10.3 ± 26.9 | -5.1 ± 32.3 | 0.595 |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation. Wilcoxon-rank-sum-test QoL scores range from 0 to 100 and have no units.