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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Nurs Pract. 2018 Oct 4;24(6):e12700. doi: 10.1111/ijn.12700

Table 5.

Summary of Independent Samples t-test for the Intensity items of the Cancer Symptom Scale (Chemotherapy N = 51, Post-treatment/Survivorship clinic N = 32)

Paired Samples t-test

Pairs Mean (SD) t p-value

Fatigue Chemo vs. 6.95 (2.3) 2.0 .05*
Post-treatment 5.6 (2.7)
Pain 6.9 (2.6) .64 .52
6.4 (2.7)
Numb/feet 6.6 (2.8) 1.2 .23
5.4 (2.9)
Numb/hand 6.4 (3.0) 1.1 .29
5.1 (3.2)
Itching 6.1 (3.0) .36 .72
5.6 (3.0)
Dizziness 6.0 (2.8) 2.0 .05*
3.0 (2.0)
Swelling 7.7 (2.8) .60 .56
6.2 (4.1)
Nausea 5.4 (2.6) .78 .44
4.4 (2.4)
Vomiting 5.4 (3.3) .79 .44
3.5 (3.5)
Hair loss 7.6 (3.2) 2.2 .03*
4.4 (2.4)
Dry mouth 6.1 (2.4) .09 .93
6.0 (3.4)
Taste change 7.8 (2.5) 2.5 .01*
4.6 (3.4)
Poor appetite 7.0 (2.2) 2.6 .01*
4.5 (2.8)
Weight loss 6.2 (2.9) .56 .58
5.3 (2.9)
SOB 5.8 (2.8) 2.1 .05*
3.0 (1.9)
Cough 5.3 (3.3) .68 .51
4.2 (2.9)
Constipation 6.7 (3.3) .73 .47
5.8 (3.9)
Diarrhea 5.1 (3.1) .47 .64
4.0 (4.2)
Sweats 6.9 (2.6) 1.4 .17
5.0 (3.1)
Bloated 7.2 (2.8) 2.2 .04*
4.0 (3.1)
Sore mouth 6.0 (2.6) .78 .45
4.3 (4.9)
Urination problems 5.5 (3.4) .07 .95
5.3 (4.0)
Skin 7.2 (3.4) 1.6 .14
3.7 (3.8)
Rash 5.9 (3.4) 1.5 .15
3.0 (2.1)
Anxious 7.9 (2.0) 2.1 .05*
5.7 (3.6)
Depressed 7.9 (2.0) 2.1 .05*
5.8 (3.5)
Sex problems 7.1 (2.5) .39 .71
6.5 (4.1)
Concentrate 6.8 (2.9) 1.5 .16
4.8 (2.1)
Sad 7.6 (2.3) 2.0 .05*
5.6 (3.3)
Worry 8.1 (2.4) 2.5 .02*
5.5 (3.2)
Nervous 8.1 (2.7) 1.5 .16
6.1 (3.2)
Irritable 7.3 (2.3) 1.1 .29
6.0 (3.0)
*

p≤.05