Table 3. Mean values for all scales of RT versus CCRT with 2D-CRT technique.
| Scales | RT (n = 33) | CCRT (n = 14) | T-test | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
| EORTC QLQ-C30 | ||||||
| Global quality of life | 69.95 | 15.30 | 53.57 | 11.65 | −3.580 | 0.001 |
| Physical functioning | 80.61 | 19.10 | 64.29 | 14.93 | −2.843 | 0.007 |
| Role functioning | 80.81 | 20.46 | 59.52 | 19.30 | −3.314 | 0.002 |
| Emotional functioning | 74.49 | 23.75 | 50.60 | 26.65 | −3.043 | 0.004 |
| Cognitive functioning | 66.67 | 30.33 | 47.62 | 22.51 | −2.110 | 0.040 |
| Social functioning | 66.67 | 24.65 | 48.81 | 19.02 | −2.417 | 0.020 |
| Fatigue | 26.94 | 19.84 | 51.59 | 17.76 | 4.012 | 0.000 |
| Nausea/emesis | 4.04 | 9.35 | 4.76 | 7.81 | 0.253 | 0.801 |
| Pain | 13.64 | 17.90 | 28.57 | 10.19 | 2.916 | 0.006 |
| Dyspnea | 9.09 | 15.08 | 16.67 | 17.30 | 1.508 | 0.139 |
| Insomnia | 28.28 | 20.62 | 61.90 | 22.10 | 5.006 | 0.000 |
| Appetite loss | 14.14 | 18.69 | 19.05 | 17.12 | 0.843 | 0.404 |
| Constipation | 8.08 | 20.46 | 4.76 | 12.10 | −0.564 | 0.575 |
| Diarrhea | 7.07 | 18.18 | 14.29 | 17.12 | 1.265 | 0.212 |
| Financial problems | 39.39 | 28.20 | 57.14 | 20.37 | 2.125 | 0.039 |
| EORTC QLQ-H&N35 | ||||||
| Pain | 10.86 | 14.05 | 13.10 | 7.10 | 0.563 | 0.576 |
| Swallowing | 22.22 | 18.00 | 33.93 | 14.05 | 2.165 | 0.036 |
| Senses | 23.74 | 17.69 | 28.57 | 17.82 | 0.855 | 0.397 |
| Speech | 9.43 | 11.82 | 13.49 | 10.83 | 1.104 | 0.276 |
| Social contact | 24.24 | 22.57 | 39.88 | 18.83 | 2.275 | 0.028 |
| Social eating | 12.12 | 11.72 | 14.29 | 13.30 | 0.556 | 0.581 |
| Sexuality | 47.47 | 30.08 | 72.62 | 30.39 | 2.613 | 0.012 |
| Teeth | 40.40 | 32.01 | 54.76 | 21.11 | 1.537 | 0.131 |
| Opening mouth | 27.27 | 25.62 | 33.33 | 18.49 | 0.799 | 0.429 |
| Dry mouth | 54.55 | 23.30 | 66.67 | 18.49 | 1.896 | 0.067 |
| Sticky saliva | 7.07 | 16.15 | 16.67 | 21.68 | 1.490 | 0.152 |
| Coughing | 10.10 | 17.65 | 21.43 | 16.57 | 2.048 | 0.046 |
| Feeling ill | 18.18 | 20.57 | 33.33 | 18.49 | 2.483 | 0.019 |
| Pain killers | 3.03 | 9.73 | 2.38 | 8.91 | −0.214 | 0.831 |
| Nutritional supplements | 21.21 | 20.10 | 28.57 | 12.10 | 1.544 | 0.131 |
| Feeding tube | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
| Weight loss | 2.02 | 8.08 | 14.29 | 17.12 | 3.359 | 0.002 |
| Weight gain | 1.01 | 5.80 | 4.76 | 12.10 | 1.107 | 0.285 |
2D-CRT: two-dimensional conventional radiotherapy.
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.