Table 3.
Mean (SD) scores on the ESAS and clinical characteristics among DCPR groups.
| ESAS | DCPR Cases (n = 85) |
DCPR Non-Cases (n = 49) |
p-Value | CI 95% of the Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pain | 2.75 (±3.15) | 2.02 (±3.05) | 1.8 × 10−1 * | −1.83, 0.36 |
| Tiredness | 4.07 (±3.20) | 3.10 (±2.82) | 8 × 10−2 * | −2.05, 0.121 |
| Nausea | 0.73 (±1.86) | 0.59 (±1.86) | 6.8 × 10−1 * | −0.80, 0.52 |
| Depression | 2.45 (±2.52) | 0.96 (±1.65) | 1 × 10−3 * | −2.20, −0–77 |
| Anxiety | 4.09 (±3.01) | 2.39 (±2.62) | 1 × 10−3 * | −2.72, −0.68 |
| Drowsiness | 2.06 (±2.75) | 1.24 (±1.88) | 4 × 10−2 * | −1.61, −0.02 |
| Lack of appetite | 0.87 (±1.97) | 0.45 (±1.50) | 1.6 × 10−1 * | −1.02, 0.18 |
| Feeling of not well-being | 2.28 (±2.43) | 1.27 (±1.93) | 1 × 10−3 * | −1.77, −0.26 |
| Shorten of breath | 0.79 (±1.82) | 1.00 (±2.13) | 5.4 × 10−1 * | −0.48, 0.90 |
| Distress | 4.04 (±3.24) | 2.45 (±2.05) | 1 × 10−2 * | −2.49, −0.68 |
| ESAS-PHYS | 11.27 (±8.43) | 8.40 (±8.12) | 6 × 10−2 * | −5.79, 0.07 |
| ESAS-PSY | 12.85 (±8.89) | 7.06 (±5.25) | 1 × 10−3 * | −8.22, −3.38 |
| ESAS-Total | 24.13 (±15.40) | 15.47 (±11.63) | 1 × 10−3 * | −13.33, −3.99 |
| CPC Total | 3.45 (±2.49) | 1.96 (±1.93) | 1 × 10−3 * | −13.33, −3.99 |
| Sex | ||||
| Males | n = 61 (67.8%) | n = 29 (32.2%) | 1.3 × 10−1 ** (X2 = 2.31, df = 1) |
|
| Females | n = 24 (54.5%) | n = 20 (45.5%) | ||
| Past psychopathology | ||||
| Positive history | n = 31 (75.6%) | n = 10 (24.4%) | 5 × 10−2 ** (X2 = 3.77, df = 1) |
|
| Negative history | n = 54 (58.1%) | n = 39 (41.9%) |
CPC: Canadian Problem Checklist; DCPR: Diagnostic Criteria for Psychosomatic Research;.ESAS: Edmonton Symptom Assessment System; ESAS-PHYS: physical distress sub-score; ESAS-PSY: psychological distress sub-score; ESAS-Total: global distress score; SD: Standard deviation. * Unpaired T-test. ** Chi-squared test.