Table 2. Symptoms and Quality-of-Life Scores Over Time.
| Variable | Mean (SD) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before Surgery | Discharge | Postdischarge | ||||||
| Day 1 | Day 3 | Day 5 | Day 8 | Day 10 | Day 12 | |||
| Overall Symptom Scores on a Scale of 0 to 10, With Higher Scores Indicating Worse Symptoms | ||||||||
| Symptom interference with activities | 1.5 (1.9) | 3.5 (2.7) | 3.5 (1.9) | 3.3 (1.9) | 2.2 (1.9) | 1.9 (1.7) | 1.6 (1.0) | 2.0 (1.8) |
| Symptom severity | 1.2 (1.2) | 2.0 (1.4) | 2.3 (1.5) | 2.2 (1.5) | 1.3 (0.9) | 1.1 (1.0) | 0.8 (0.6) | 1.5 (1.5) |
| Individual Symptom Scores on a Scale of 0 to 10, With Higher Scores Indicating Worse Symptoms | ||||||||
| Fatigue | 3.1 (2.4) | 1.7 (2.7) | 4.7 (2.0) | 4.5 (2.0) | 3.3 (2.4) | 2.4 (2.1) | 1.8 (1.6) | 3.2 (2.6) |
| Pain | 2.2 (3.1) | 1.5 (3.2) | 4.4 (3.2) | 4.0 (3.1) | 2.9 (2.4) | 2.6 (2.8) | 1.9 (1.2) | 2.8 (2.0) |
| Appetite loss | 0.4 (1.1) | 2.6 (2.7) | 4.0 (2.8) | 3.7 (2.8) | 2.6 (2.8) | 2.1 (2.6) | 1.9 (2.1) | 2.5 (2.9) |
| Sleep | 2.5 (2.9) | 3.2 (3.0) | 3.6 (2.6) | 3.4 (2.5) | 2.2 (2.3) | 2.0 (2.1) | 1.1 (1.6) | 2.5 (2.9) |
| Drowsiness | 2.1 (2.1) | 3.2 (2.4) | 3.5 (2.3) | 3.2 (2.3) | 2.0 (2.0) | 1.6 (2.1) | 1.2 (1.3) | 2.3 (2.6) |
| Dry mouth | 1.0 (1.9) | 3.4 (3.4) | 2.7 (3.6) | 2.7 (3.5) | 0.7 (0.9) | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.5 (0.8) | 1.8 (2.7) |
| Upset | 1.5 (2.4) | 0.9 (1.6) | 2.2 (3.0) | 2.1 (2.9) | 1.2 (2.1) | 0.7 (1.5) | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.7 (1.5) |
| Sad | 1.4 (2.3) | 1.2 (2.4) | 2.1 (2.7) | 2.1 (2.6) | 0.4 (0.9) | 0.1 (0.3) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.6 (1.4) |
| Dyspnea | 0.8 (1.4) | 1.1 (1.5) | 1.2 (1.3) | 1.0 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.1) | 0.4 (0.8) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.8 (1.0) |
| Memory | 0.4 (0.9) | 1.0 (1.5) | 0.9 (1.6) | 1.1 (1.7) | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.4 (0.5) | 0.7 (1.7) |
| Nausea | 0.5 (1.2) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.7 (1.2) | 0.8 (1.3) | 0.5 (1.0) | 1.0 (2.0) | 0.2 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.9) |
| Quality-of-Life Health Dimensions on a Scale of 0 to 5, With Higher Scores Indicating More Problemsa | ||||||||
| Mobility | 0.2 (0.4) | 1.6 (0.7) | NA | NA | 0.9 (0.7) | NA | NA | 0.6 (0.5) |
| Self-care | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.7 (1.1) | NA | NA | 0.7 (0.7) | NA | NA | 0.1 (0.4) |
| Usual activities | 0.4 (0.7) | 2.6 (1.2) | NA | NA | 1.4 (0.9) | NA | NA | 1.0 (0.6) |
| Pain or discomfort | 0.8 (0.9) | 1.8 (1.0) | NA | NA | 1.2 (0.7) | NA | NA | 1.0 (0.5) |
| Anxiety or depression | 0.5 (0.8) | 0.4 (0.6) | NA | NA | 0.3 (0.5) | NA | NA | 0.1 (0.4) |
| General Health Status on a Scale of 0 to 100, With Higher Scores Indicating Better Health | ||||||||
| Today’s health score | 77.2 (18.3) | 59.3 (23.5) | NA | NA | 66.6 (19.7) | NA | NA | 73.9 (15.8) |
Abbreviation: NA, not applicable.
a
Assessed at baseline, discharge, postdischarge day 5, and postdischarge day 12 only.