Table 5.
Comparison of Life Quality Indicators by FACT-B+4 Questionnaire (Scores) Between Studied Groups After 12 Months of Interventionsa.
| Indicator Points | 12 Months |
P 1 | P 2 | P 3 | ES1 | ES2 | ES3 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group A | Group B | Group C | |||||||
| Physical well-being | 23.75 ± 0.49 | 22.02 ± 0.85 | 23.46 ± 0.48 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | 0.38 | 0.20 | 0.34 |
| Social/family well-being | 15.20 ± 0.48 | 16.95 ± 0.76 | 18.00 ± 0.88 | >.05 | <.01 | >.05 | 0.42 | 0.67 | 0.21 |
| Emotional well-being | 18.82 ± 0.29 | 17.42 ± 0.48 | 17.13 ± 0.39 | <.05 | <.01 | >.05 | 0.67 | 0.80 | 0.10 |
| Functional well-being | 20.46 ± 0.45 | 20.65 ± 0.61 | 20.03 ± 0.97 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.13 |
| Breast cancer subscale | 26.17 ± 0.40 | 24.02 ± 0.76 | 24.76 ± 0.84 | <.05 | >.05 | >.05 | 0.64 | 0.37 | 0.15 |
| Arm subscale | 16.48 ± 0.23 | 15.87 ± 0.46 | 15.83 ± 0.53 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | 0.25 | 0.27 | 0.01 |
| Total score | 120.91 ± 1.26 | 116.95 ± 2.64 | 119.23 ± 3.09 | >.05 | >.05 | >.05 | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.13 |
Abbreviation: FACT-B, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy questionnaire with a specific module for breast cancer.
a
P1 compared data between group A and group B. P2 compared data between group A and group C. P3 compared data between group B and group C. ES1, effect size between groups A and B (Cohen’s d). ES2, effect size between groups A and C (Cohen’s d). ES3, effect size between groups B and C (Cohen’s d).