Table 2.
Ten most severe, distress symptoms and symptom management needs reported by study participants.
| Rank | Symptom burden |
Symptom management needsc | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Severity (mean ± SD) | Distress (mean ± SD)c | ||
| 1 | Fatiguea (0.76 ± 0.93) | Fatiguea (0.58 ± 0.94) | Fatiguea (0.93 ± 1.23) |
| 2 | Insomnia/abnormal dreamsa (0.70 ± 0.96) | Insomnia/abnormal dreamsa (0.57 ± 0.91) | Fevera (0.83 ± 1.15) |
| 3 | Fevera (0.69 ± 1.03) | Fevera (0.56 ± 0.97) | Insomnia/abnormal dreamsa (0.81 ± 1.08) |
| 4 | Unwanted weight lossa (0.59 ± 0.99) | Decreased appetitea (0.47 ± 0.90) | Unwanted weight lossa (0.76 ± 1.20) |
| 5 | Decreased appetitea (0.57 ± 0.94) | Unwanted weight lossa (0.41 ± 0.86) | Decreased appetitea (0.72 ± 1.12) |
| 6 | Rasha (0.48 ± 0.82) | Little interest in doing thingsb (0.37 ± 0.77) | Blurry visiona (0.68 ± 1.12) |
| 7 | Feeling stressb (0.46 ± 0.85) | Feeling stressb (0.37 ± 0.81) | Difficulty concentratinga (0.68 ± 1.11) |
| 8 | Cougha (0.44 ± 0.81) | Feeling downb (0.37 ± 0.81) | Rasha (0.65 ± 1.04) |
| 9 | Memory lossa (0.43 ± 0.72) | Cougha (0.37 ± 0.80) | Memory lossa (0.64 ± 1.08) |
| 10 | Little interest in doing thingsb (0.42 ± 0.77) | Rasha (0.35 ± 0.77) | Feeling stressb (0.61 ± 1.03) |
a
Somatic symptoms.
b
Psychological symptoms.
c
Possible range: 0–3.