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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pain Symptom Manage. 2016 Aug 10;52(6):822–831. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.07.005

TABLE 2.

Factors Associated with Poor MDASI Interference Ratings Over Time (N = 72, Number Of Observations = 789)

MDASI interference item Estimate (SE) P
General activity
  Change over time Days from surgery (0–3) 0.24 (0.03) < 0.001
Days from surgery (3–100) –0.29 (0.03) < 0.001
  Risk factors
    Age –0.03 (0.01) 0.01
    ECOG PS (≥ 1 vs. 0) 0.63 (0.26) 0.02
    Comorbidity (yes vs. no) 1.28 (0.38) < 0.001
    Open thoracotomy vs. VATS lobectomy 0.99 (0.22) < 0.001
    Days of hospitalization (≥ 7 vs. < 7) 1.00 (0.26) < 0.001
    Pulmonary complications (yes vs. no) 0.72 (0.23) 0.002
    Unscheduled clinic visit within 3 months postsurgery (yes vs. no) 0.33 (0.16) 0.04
Work
  Change over time Days from surgery (0–3) 0.29 (0.03) < 0.001
Days from surgery (3–100) –0.34 (0.04) < 0.001
  Risk factors
    Age –0.04 (0.01) 0.01
    ECOG PS (≥ 1 vs. 0) 0.68 (0.29) 0.02
    Comorbidity (yes vs. no) 1.33 (0.41) 0.001
    Open thoracotomy vs. VATS lobectomy 1.73 (0.25) < 0.001
    Days of hospitalization (≥ 7 vs. < 7) 0.94 (0.28) < 0.001
    Pulmonary complications (yes vs. no) 0.77 (0.25) 0.004
    Unscheduled clinic visit within 3 months postsurgery (yes vs. no) 0.57 (0.17) 0.001
Walking
  Change over time D a y s from surgery (0–3) 0.11 (0.03) < 0.001
Days from surgery (3–100) –0.13 (0.03) < 0.001
  Risk factors
    Open thoracotomy vs. VATS lobectomy 0.48 (0.19) 0.01
    Baseline SF-12 physical composite score –0.05 (0.01) < 0.001
    Pulmonary complications (yes vs. no) 0.51 (0.20) 0.014
    Unscheduled clinic visit within 3 months postsurgery (yes vs. no) 0.95 (0.14) < 0.0001
Mood
  Change over time D a y s from surgery (0–3) 0.10 (0.02) < 0.001
Days from surgery (3–100) –0.12 (0.03) < 0.001
  Risk factors
    Age –0.03 (0.01) 0.001
    Baseline SF-12 mental composite score –0.04 (0.01) 0.0002
    Comorbidity (yes vs. no) 0.85 (0.30) 0.005
    Stage (II vs. I) 0.49 (0.20) 0.015
    Open thoracotomy vs. VATS lobectomy 0.68 (0.18) 0.0002
    Days of hospitalization (≥ 7 vs. < 7) 0.48 (0.20) 0.018
    Pulmonary complications (yes vs. no) 0.69 (0.19) 0.0002
    Unscheduled clinic visit within 3 months postsurgery (yes vs. no) 0.48 (0.12) 0.0002
Relations with others
  Change over time D a y s from surgery (0–3) 0.07 (0.02) 0.004
Days from surgery (3–100) –0.08 (0.02) < 0.001
  Risk factors
    Age –0.02 (0.008) 0.03
    Baseline SF-12 mental composite score –0.03 (0.01) 0.003
    Stage (II vs. I) 0.48 (0.19) 0.011
    Open thoracotomy vs. VATS lobectomy 0.57 (0.16) < 0.001
    Days of hospitalization (≥ 7 vs. < 7) 0.40 (0.18) 0.028
    Unscheduled clinic visit within 3 months postsurgery (yes vs. no) 0.38 (0.11) 0.0009
Enjoyment of life
  Change over time D a y s from surgery (0–3) 0.14 (0.03) < 0.001
Days from surgery (3–100) –0.17 (0.04) < 0.001
  Risk factors
    Baseline SF-12 mental composite score –0.04 (0.01) 0.003
    Comorbidity (yes vs. no) 1.27 (0.36) 0.0004
    Open thoracotomy vs. VATS lobectomy 0.93 (0.22) < 0.0001
    Days of hospitalization (≥ 7 vs. < 7) 0.58 (0.25) 0.019
    Pulmonary complications (yes vs. no) 0. 69 (0.22) 0.002
    Unscheduled clinic visit within 3 months postsurgery (yes vs. no) 0.43 (0.15) 0.005

ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; MDASI, MD Anderson Symptom Inventory; SE, standard error; VATS, video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery.