Table 2. Mean quality of life scores of RT versus CCRT for the whole group.
| Scales | RT (n = 55) | CCRT (n = 51) | T-test | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| EORTC QLQ-C30 | ||||||
| Global quality of life | 76.67 | 16.15 | 67.81 | 16.92 | 9.082 | 0.000 |
| Physical functioning | 87.39 | 17.67 | 80.26 | 17.23 | 2.102 | 0.038 |
| Role functioning | 87.88 | 18.27 | 76.80 | 19.46 | 3.024 | 0.003 |
| Emotional functioning | 82.73 | 22.79 | 71.90 | 24.55 | 2.356 | 0.020 |
| Cognitive functioning | 77.88 | 27.79 | 69.28 | 22.20 | 1.751 | 0.083 |
| Social functioning | 78.79 | 24.52 | 73.20 | 22.63 | 1.216 | 0.227 |
| Fatigue | 18.59 | 19.13 | 28.76 | 23.85 | −2.431 | 0.017 |
| Nausea/emesis | 3.03 | 7.92 | 2.29 | 6.68 | 0.520 | 0.604 |
| Pain | 10.30 | 15.21 | 15.36 | 14.85 | −1.730 | 0.087 |
| Dyspnea | 6.06 | 12.97 | 9.15 | 18.95 | −0.986 | 0.327 |
| Insomnia | 21.82 | 22.42 | 34.64 | 28.25 | −2.597 | 0.011 |
| Appetite loss | 8.48 | 16.00 | 7.19 | 15.37 | 0.424 | 0.672 |
| Constipation | 4.85 | 16.25 | 4.58 | 17.66 | 0.083 | 0.934 |
| Diarrhea | 4.85 | 14.93 | 5.88 | 12.83 | −0.381 | 0.704 |
| Financial problems | 27.27 | 28.03 | 41.18 | 27.15 | −2.590 | 0.011 |
| EORTC QLQ-H&N35 | ||||||
| Pain | 7.12 | 12.05 | 8.17 | 7.54 | −0.532 | 0.596 |
| Swallowing | 14.09 | 17.41 | 17.48 | 15.21 | −1.065 | 0.289 |
| Senses | 16.67 | 16.97 | 17.32 | 17.31 | −0.196 | 0.845 |
| Speech | 6.26 | 10.20 | 5.88 | 9.78 | 0.196 | 0.845 |
| Social contact | 14.70 | 21.03 | 19.61 | 19.42 | −1.246 | 0.216 |
| Social eating | 7.39 | 10.79 | 6.67 | 10.41 | 0.353 | 0.725 |
| Sexuality | 33.03 | 31.99 | 43.46 | 29.83 | −1.733 | 0.086 |
| Teeth | 27.88 | 31.27 | 32.03 | 25.79 | −0.747 | 0.457 |
| Opening mouth | 16.97 | 23.89 | 20.26 | 22.19 | −0.733 | 0.465 |
| Dry mouth | 39.39 | 28.75 | 39.22 | 28.83 | 0.032 | 0.975 |
| Sticky saliva | 4.85 | 13.48 | 7.84 | 19.54 | −0.924 | 0.358 |
| Coughing | 10.30 | 18.00 | 13.07 | 16.44 | −0.825 | 0.411 |
| Feeling ill | 13.33 | 19.88 | 15.69 | 20.39 | −0.601 | 0.549 |
| Pain killers | 5.45 | 22.92 | 9.80 | 30.03 | −0.842 | 0.402 |
| Nutritional supplements | 45.45 | 57.15 | 58.82 | 49.71 | −1.281 | 0.203 |
| Feeding tube | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Weight loss | 5.45 | 22.92 | 13.73 | 34.75 | −1.435 | 0.155 |
| Weight gain | 1.82 | 13.48 | 35.29 | 48.26 | −4.783 | 0.000 |
RT: radiotherapy.
CCRT: concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
SD: standard deviation.
EORTC QOL-C30: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer
Quality of Life Questionnaire-Core 30.
EORTC QOL-H&N35: The EOTRC Quality of Life Questionnaire-Head and Neck 35.