Table 6.
Comparison to a reference value1,2.
| First author | Quality of life3 | Domains3 |
|---|---|---|
| Veenstra et al. [101] | −4 | PF, RP |
| Eiser et al. [44] | −4 | PF, RP, SF, vitality, pain, GH |
| Malo et al. [64] | −4 | PF, RP |
| Rodl et al. [85] | = | |
| Koopman et al. [61] | −(1997) +(2002) |
MF, autonomy Cognition, SF, NE |
| Gerber et al. [51] | = | |
| Hoffmann et al. [59] | = | |
| Thijssens et al. [99] | −3 | PF, RP |
| Aksnes et al. [29] | − | |
| Bekkering et al. [34] | − + |
PCS MCS |
| Paredes et al. [74] | 4- | PF, RP, GH, SF |
| Barrera et al. [31] | 5 | |
| Forni et al. [49] | −4
+ |
PF MH |
| Reichardt et al. [82] | ns | |
| Sun et al. [95] | ns | |
| Liu et al. [63] | − | |
| van Riel et al. [100] | − | PWB, autonomy, SE, SS |
| Gradl et al. [53] | +4 | RS, MH, vitality |
| Fidler et al. [48] | − | |
| Edelmann et al. [43] | −4 | PF, GH |
| Leiser et al. [62] | = | |
| Weiner et al. [103] | = | |
| Fernandez-Pineda et al. [47] | − | PCS |
| Podleska et al. [78] | = | |
| Ranft et al. [81] | − | PCS |
GH: global health; MCS: mental component score; MF: motor function; MH: mental health; NE: negative emotion; ns: significance not specified; PCS: physical component score; PF: physical function; PWB: physical wellbeing; RP: role-physical; RS: role-social; SE: school environment; SF: social function; SS: social support/peers. 1Minus (−): poorer in comparison; plus (+): better; equals (=): no difference. 2Reference values either supplied with the measure or collected from noncancer controls as part of the study. 3Result based on overall or summary scores; if these were not provided, result at domain score level was provided (QLQ-C30 functional scales only). 4Total and/or summary scores can be calculated with the measure used, but this was not reported. 5Three quality of life measures used, all giving different results.