Table 2.

QoL scores at baseline of patients with and without PCT consultation (n = 164)

	Patients without PCT consultation, n	Score	Patients with PCT consultation, n	Score
Eortc QLQ C15 Pal
Physical functioning*	125	40.8	28	32.4
Emotional functioning*	124	71.1	28	71.4
Fatigue*	124	63.1	30	78.5
Nausea and vomiting*	125	25.3	30	44.4
Pain*	126	48.0	30	67.8
Dyspnea*	126	34.4	30	33.3
Insomnia*	126	41.0	30	41.1
Appetite loss*	126	46.8	30	57.8
Constipation*	123	29.0	30	50.0
Global health status*	127	50.9	29	38.5
EQ-5D**
Dutch EQ-5D Summary Score	121	0.54	30	0.45
POS
Physical***	124	3.0	28	4.2
Psychological***	124	6.7	30	8.0
Information***	124	1.9	29	2.2
Total score†	116	11.6	27	14.3

^*EORTC QLQ C15 PAL: range 0–100. For physical functioning, emotional functioning, and global health status higher score implies better status. For individual symptoms, higher score implies a severe burden of symptoms (worse status).

^**EQ-5D: range −0.33 to −1, a higher score implies better QoL.

^***Palliative Outcome Scale (POS) subscales: POS physical scale 0–12, POS psychological scale 0–20, POS information scale 0–12; a higher score implies worse outcome. † POS total scale 0–40; a higher score implies worse outcome.