Table 3.
Tests of comparisons between baseline and follow-up for patient-reported parameters
| Baseline (N = 20)
|
Follow-up (N = 17)
|
Change in score from baseline | Paired Samples t-tests
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | t | η2 | ||
| Piper Fatigue Scale | ||||||
| Behavioral/severity | 5.3 (3.1) | 4.3 (3.0) | −1.00 | 0.11 | 1.69 | 0.15 |
| Affective meaning | 5.6 (3.1) | 4.8 (2.7) | −0.77 | 0.17 | 1.45 | 0.11 |
| Sensory | 5.8 (2.5) | 4.6 (2.5) | −1.18 | 0.01 | 3.18 | 0.39 |
| Cognitive/mood | 4.8 (2.3) | 4.8 (2.0) | −0.05 | 0.92 | 1.00 | 0.00 |
| Total fatigue | 5.4 (2.6) | 4.6 (2.3) | −0.73 | 0.09 | 1.80 | 0.17 |
| FACT-B | ||||||
| Physical well-being | 18.5 (6.1) | 22.3 (4.9) | +3.82 | 0.00 | −3.73 | 0.46 |
| Social/family well-being | 21.3 (6.1) | 18.0 (6.5) | −3.32 | 0.00 | 3.54 | 0.44 |
| Emotional well-being | 17.4 (5.2) | 18.0 (4.3) | +0.67 | 0.40 | −0.86 | 0.04 |
| Functional well-being | 15.7 (6.3) | 19.4 (6.1) | +3.70 | 0.00 | −4.03 | 0.50 |
| Total well-being | 72.8 (18.3) | 77.6 (17.4) | +4.84 | 0.02 | −2.12 | 0.22 |
| Edmonton Symptom Assessment System | ||||||
| Pain | 2.9 (3.3) | 2.2 (2.3) | −0.70 | 0.13 | 1.59 | 0.14 |
| Fatigue | 4.8 (3.2) | 3.6 (2.7) | −1.23 | 0.09 | 1.79 | 0.17 |
| Nausea | 0.8 (1.8) | 0.5 (1.7) | −0.29 | 0.06 | 2.06 | 0.21 |
| Depression | 2.8 (3.4) | 1.9 (2.7) | −0.96 | 0.06 | 1.99 | 0.19 |
| Anxiousness | 3.0 (3.5) | 2.7 (3.1) | −0.29 | 0.45 | 0.77 | 0.04 |
| Drowsy | 2.5 (2.7) | 2.1 (2.9) | −0.47 | 0.45 | 0.78 | 0.04 |
| Appetite | 1.7 (2.1) | 1.1 (2.1) | −0.59 | 0.36 | 0.94 | 0.05 |
| Well-being | 4.4 (2.6) | 3.5 (2.5) | −0.88 | 0.07 | 1.95 | 0.19 |
| Shortness of breath | 2.1 (3.0) | 2.2 (2.7) | +0.12 | 0.88 | −0.16 | 0.00 |
Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; FACT-B, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Breast.