Table 4.
Short-Form-36 v2 health survey: Eight health scales, physical component scorea, and mental component scoreb at three times (n=205)
| Scales | Mean (SD) | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | 1 month after the last CTX | 1 year after baseline | ||
| Physical functioning | 70.6 (22.4) | 70.2 (24.5) | 80.5 (21.7) | <0.001 |
| Role physical | 59.0 (28.0) | 61.8 (26.7) | 78.0 (23.7) | <0.001* |
| Bodily pain | 60.2 (23.3) | 72.3 (24.2) | 74.7 (23.2) | <0.001 |
| General health | 71.0 (16.9) | 70.0 (19.5) | 74.6 (18.5) | 0.003 |
| Vitality | 56.1 (20.1) | 52.4 (21.3) | 62.7 (20.9) | <0.001 |
| Social functioning | 74.9 (23.6) | 76.5 (23.2) | 86.3 (18.7) | <0.001* |
| Role emotional | 76.8 (22.4) | 79.0 (25.3) | 82.9 (23.8) | 0.008* |
| Mental health | 69.6 (17.6) | 76.8 (17.4) | 80.4 (15.8) | <0.001 |
| PCS | 44.6 (9.6) | 45.5 (9.3) | 49.3 (8.8) | <0.001 |
| MCS | 47.5 (10.4) | 49.1 (10.3) | 51.3 (10.0) | 0.002* |
aPCS comprised of items from first four scales above, norm is 50.0 (SD: 10.0), bMCS comprised items from second four scales, norm score is 50.0 (SD: 10.0), cHigher values on scales indicate a higher level of functioning and QOL (0-100), *Greenhouse-Geisser for the P value as the Mauchly's test indicated violation of the sphericity assumption. Not all columns add up to n=205 due to missing values. Bonferroni-adjusted P values represent longitudinal analysis of change over time. QOL: Quality of life, SD: Standard deviation, CTX: Chemotherapy, PCS: Physical Component Score, MCS: Mental Component Score