Table 3.
Outcome of the mean scores of QLQ-C30 items after chemotherapy.
| Before chemotherapy | After chemotherapy | p | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | Mean | Median | ||
| Items/symptoms | |||||
| Fatigue | 32.3 | 33.3 | 34.9 | 33.3 | 0.61 |
| Nausea | 3.5 | 0 | 15.4 | 0 | 0.04 |
| Pain | 21.4 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0.16 |
| Dyspnea | 45.7 | 33.3 | 41.7 | 33.3 | 0.37 |
| Insomnia | 13 | 0 | 22.9 | 0 | 0.05 |
| Anorexia | 31.2 | 0 | 41.2 | 66.7 | 0.08 |
| Constipation | 10 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0.43 |
| Diarrhea | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0.10 |
| Financial difficulties | 42.7 | 33.3 | 44.8 | 33.3 | 0.52 |
| Mean coefficient of symptom items | 22 | 20.7 | 25.4 | 26.8 | 0.47 |
| Performance items | |||||
| Physical functioning | 64.2 | 66.7 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 0.001 |
| Role functioning | 76.6 | 83.3 | 73 | 83 | 0.47 |
| Emotional functioning | 71 | 66.7 | 65.7 | 66.7 | 0.21 |
| Cognitive functioning | 78.6 | 83.3 | 69 | 75 | 0.09 |
| Social functioning | 68 | 72.7 | 56 | 50 | 0.05 |
| Mean coefficient of performance items | 71.3 | 72.5 | 55.3 | 58.5 | 0.09 |