Table 3.
Effects of Early Palliative Care on QOL, Depression Symptoms, and Coping Strategies from Baseline to Week 24 by Sex within Cancer Type
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Lung Cancers | ||||||||
| Outcomes | Male | Female | ||||||
| B (SE) | 95% CI | Beta | P | B (SE) | 95% CI | Beta | P | |
| FACT-G | 9.31 (3.66) | 1.98 to 16.65 | 0.27 | 0.014 | 0.60 (3.29) | −5.95 to 7.16 | 0.02 | 0.854 |
| PHQ-9 | −2.82 (1.13) | −5.08 to −0.55 | −0.26 | 0.016 | 0.03 (1.16) | −2.28 to 2.34 | 0.00 | 0.979 |
| Avoidant Coping | −0.43 (0.36) | −1.15 to 0.30 | −0.09 | 0.243 | −0.35 (0.40) | −1.16 to 0.45 | −0.10 | 0.383 |
| Active Coping | 1.61 (0.75) | 0.10 to 3.13 | 0.26 | 0.038 | 2.14 (0.90) | 0.34 to 3.95 | 0.26 | 0.021 |
| Gastrointestinal Cancers | ||||||||
| Outcomes | Male | Female | ||||||
| B (SE) | 95% CI | Beta | P | B (SE) | 95% CI | Beta | P | |
| FACT-G | 3.10 (2.98) | −2.85 to 9.04 | 0.11 | 0.302 | 7.22 (4.18) | −1.25 to 15.69 | 0.21 | 0.092 |
| PHQ-9 | 0.10 (1.04) | −1.96 to 2.17 | 0.01 | 0.921 | −1.14 (1.62) | −4.43 to 2.15 | −0.10 | 0.487 |
| Avoidant Coping | −0.33 (0.41) | −1.15 to 0.49 | −0.08 | 0.430 | −0.67 (0.74) | −2.17 to 0.83 | −0.14 | 0.373 |
| Active Coping | 0.84 (0.78) | −0.72 to 2.41 | 0.12 | 0.286 | −1.28 (1.17) | −3.65 to 1.10 | −0.16 | 0.283 |
Abbreviations: QOL, quality of life; SE, standard error; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; FACT-G, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General; PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire 9.