Table 4.
EORTC Breast Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire Item | Response of “Quite a Bit” or “Very Much”a | Absolute Difference, % (95% CI) | P Valuec | |||
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Scalp Cooling Group | Control Groupb | |||||
Analytic Sample Size | Response Rate, % (95% CI) | Analytic Sample Size | Response Rate, % (95% CI) | |||
Have you lost any hair? | 88 | 33.0 (23.1 to 42.8) | 16 | 68.8 (46.0 to 91.5) | −35.8 (−60.5 to −11.1) | .007 |
Were you upset about your loss of hair? | 74 | 32.4 (21.8 to 43.1) | 15 | 60.0 (35.2 to 84.8) | −27.6 (−54.6 to −0.58) | .04 |
Have you felt physically less attractive as a result of your disease or treatment? | 88 | 27.3 (18.0 to 36.6) | 16 | 56.3 (31.9 to 80.6) | −29.0 (−55.0 to −3.0) | .02 |
Have you been feeling less feminine as a result of your disease or treatment? | 88 | 21.6 (13.0 to 30.2) | 16 | 31.3 (8.5 to 54.0) | −9.7 (−33.9 to −14.6) | .40 |
Did you find it difficult to look at yourself naked? | 88 | 15.9 (8.3 to 23.6) | 16 | 18.8 (0 to 37.9) | −2.8 (−23.4 to −17.8) | .78 |
Have you been dissatisfied with your body? | 88 | 15.9 (8.3 to 23.6) | 16 | 37.5 (13.8 to 61.2) | −21.6 (−46.5 to −3.3) | .04 |
Abbreviation: EORTC, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer.
Responses collected 1 month after the end of chemotherapy.
The last observation carried forward was used.
Calculated using the χ2 test.