Table 4.

Quality-of-Life Responses to the EORTC Questionnaire

EORTC Breast Cancer-Specific Quality of Life Questionnaire Item	Response of “Quite a Bit” or “Very Much”a				Absolute Difference, % (95% CI)	P Valuec
	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.

^aResponses collected 1 month after the end of chemotherapy.

^bThe last observation carried forward was used.

^cCalculated using the χ² test.