Table 2.
Quality of life scores of patients in the study (N=100) before and after the mHealth app intervention measured with the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire Core 30.
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Control group, mean (SD) | Experimental group, mean (SD) | P valuea | Control group, mean (SD) | Experimental group, mean (SD) | P value | ||||||
| Overall quality of life score | 28.99 (16.40) | 32.15 (18.65) | .37 | 24.63 (16.97) | 24.91 (17.13) | .94 | |||||||
| Change of overall quality of life score | N/Ab | N/A | N/A | –4.36 (10.26) | –7.24 (12.77) | .22 | |||||||
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Pain | 19.50 (20.10) | 22.50 (22.40) | .48 | 19.33 (18.24) | 18.99 (20.89) | .93 | ||||||
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Swallowing | 25.50 (26.69) | 31.50 (29.03) | .29 | 26.16 (24.80) | 30.83 (26.09) | .36 | ||||||
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Teeth | 40.00 (34.99) | 42.00 (37.38) | .78 | 38.66 (33.23) | 40.00 (34.99) | .85 | ||||||
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Opening mouth | 41.33 (35.99) | 48.00 (35.74) | .36 | 39.99 (31.58) | 43.33 (33.16) | .61 | ||||||
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Dry mouth | 46.67 (33.67) | 40.00 (36.89) | .35 | 45.33 (29.16) | 34.66 (26.90) | .06 | ||||||
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Sticky saliva | 43.33 (35.16) | 37.33 (35.41) | .40 | 39.99 (29.35) | 23.33 (25.42) | .003c | ||||||
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Senses problems | 18.33 (21.09) | 18.33 (27.20) | >.99 | 15.66 (17.94) | 14.66 (18.63) | .79 | ||||||
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Coughing | 17.33 (24.50) | 24.00 (27.80) | .21 | 27.33 (94.44) | 17.33 (24.50) | .47 | ||||||
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Felt ill | 16.67 (27.15) | 21.33 (27.57) | .40 | 13.99 (27.01) | 11.99 (21.03) | .68 | ||||||
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Trouble with social eating | 29.50 (28.78) | 30.83 (27.63) | .81 | 25.66 (27.39) | 29.66 (28.23) | .47 | ||||||
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Speech problems | 22.00 (21.59) | 23.55 (28.36) | .76 | 18.22 (21.38) | 16.22 (22.47) | .65 | ||||||
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Trouble with social contact | 16.27 (20.16) | 15.33 (20.03) | .82 | 14.26 (20.47) | 13.60 (18.75) | .87 | ||||||
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Less sexuality | 11.33 (18.27) | 17.00 (24.86) | .20 | 7.66 (15.50) | 12.66 (22.22) | .20 | ||||||
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Pain killers | 54.00 (50.35) | 56.00 (50.14) | .84 | 40.00 (40.00) | 44.00 (50.14) | .69 | ||||||
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Nasogastric tube feeding | 42.00 (49.86) | 62.00 (49.03) | .046c | 32.00 (47.12) | 56.00 (50.14) | .015c | ||||||
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Nutritional supplements | 28.00 (33.75) | 45.00 (35.36) | .016c | 23.00 (32.27) | 35.00 (35.35) | .08 | ||||||
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Weight loss | 22.00 (41.85) | 30.00 (46.29) | .37 | 6.00 (23.98) | 6.00 (23.98) | >.99 | ||||||
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Weight gain | 28.00 (45.36) | 14.00 (35.05) | .09 | 10.00 (30.30) | 0 | .024c | ||||||
aP value was used to identify statistical significance between the experimental group and control group.
bN/A: not applicable.
cP<.05.