Table 5.
Comparison of quality of life scores between the two groups before and after chemotherapy (mean ± SD, scores)
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Before chemotherapy
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After chemotherapy
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Test group (n = 60)
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Control group (n = 60)
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Test group (n = 60)
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Control group (n = 60)
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| Physical function | 55.3 ± 6.2 | 53.8 ± 5.8 | 1.369 | 0.174 | 72.0 ± 7.4 | 68.8 ± 8.3 | 2.229 | 0.028 |
| Role function | 51.7 ± 5.5 | 53.5 ± 6.0 | -1.713 | 0.089 | 70.5 ± 5.5 | 66.7 ± 6.5 | 3.457 | 0.001 |
| Emotional function | 48.8 ± 6.6 | 50.2 ± 6.2 | -1.198 | 0.233 | 68.8 ± 6.6 | 66.5 ± 6.3 | 1.953 | 0.053 |
| Cognitive function | 58.2 ± 7.1 | 56.4 ± 6.6 | 1.438 | 0.153 | 65.0 ± 7.1 | 63.0 ± 7.6 | 1.490 | 0.139 |
| Social function | 65.8 ± 7.5 | 64.3 ± 7.2 | 1.118 | 0.266 | 72.1 ± 7.5 | 69.8 ± 7.1 | 1.725 | 0.087 |
| Symptom scale score | 229.1 ± 24.0 | 225.9 ± 21.4 | 0.771 | 0.442 | 158.4 ± 15.5 | 173.0 ± 18.3 | -4.716 | 0.000 |