Table 3. Results of paired t-Tests comparing baseline QoL and recalled QoL on ten scales of the EORTC QLQ-C30, QLQ-BR23.
| Baseline M (SD) |
Recall M (SD) |
t | df | 95% CI | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global QoL | 53.02 (22.97) | 56.45 (20.27) | -1.47 | 123 | [-8.05, 1.20] | .15 |
| Functioning: | ||||||
| Physical | 78.92 (25.32) | 66.87 (26.41) | 4.50 | 124 | [6.75, 17.36] | < .001 |
| Role | 71.85 (33.17) | 41.46 (29.02) | 8.77 | 118 | [23.53, 37.26] | < .001 |
| Emotional | 49.89 (27.81) | 45.16 (28.96) | 1.68 | 128 | [-0.84, 10.31] | .10 |
| Cognitive | 81.51 (26.06) | 71.22 (32.25) | 3.50 | 127 | [4.47, 16.11] | < .001 |
| Social | 72.18 (30.36) | 63.25 (34.14) | 2.68 | 126 | [2.34, 15.51] | < .01 |
| Body image | 83.07 (21.07) | 66.93 (32.96) | 5.75 | 124 | [10.58, 21.69] | < .001 |
| Symptom: | ||||||
| Fatigue | 66.49 (27.76) | 40.99 (27.86) | 9.06 | 123 | [19.92, 31.06] | < .001 |
| Pain | 74.27 (28.04) | 56.40 (30.73) | 5.21 | 124 | [11.08, 24.65] | < .001 |
| Arm symptoms | 67.49 (24.69) | 52.62 (31.26) | 4.98 | 120 | [8.96, 20.80] | < .001 |
QoL = quality of life; baseline = first questionnaire filled in 0 to 2 days before discharge from hospital; recall = recall of baseline QoL about 7 years later; CI = confidence interval.
Significant t-scores after Bonferroni correction (pƗ = p * 10) are presented in boldface.