Table 2.

Comparison of the symptom QoL scores between the study group and the reference population

Symptom scale	Mean score in sample (mean ± SD)	Score in reference population (mean ± SD)	t value	p value
Fatigue (FA)	34.53 ± 29.84	34.7 ± 28.4	0.0656	0.9477
Nausea and vomiting (NV)	8.08 ± 18.11	7.3 ± 17.2	0.4973	0.6191
Pain (PA)	24.62 ± 28.47	24.0 ± 29.6	0.2311	0.8173
Dyspnea (DY)	18.21 ± 27.57	17.4 ± 26.3	0.3378	0.7355
Insomnia (SL)	31.28 ± 32.35	30.5 ± 32.6	0.2635	0.7922
Appetite loss (AP)	20 ± 30.95	19.1 ± 30.2	0.3274	0.7434
Constipation (CO)	15.38 ± 27.26	15.8 ± 27.9	0.1659	0.8682
Diarrhea (DI)	15.38 ± 26.63	16.6 ± 27.6	0.4876	0.6259
Financial difficulties (FI)	17.18 ± 29.71	13.6 ± 26.3	1.4842	0.1379