Table 6.
Quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30) and anxiety (HADS) of the participants.
| Measure | Baseline | End of study | P value | |||||
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Foot reflexology group (n=40) | Control group (n=40) | Foot reflexology group (n=40) | Control group (n=40) |
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| EORTC-QLQ-C30a | ||||||||
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Participants, n (%) | 36 (90) | 36 (90) | 27 (68) | 33 (83) | —b | ||
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Score, mean (SD) | 63.3 (14.6) | 55.9 (11.4) | 61.7 (15.4) | 58.2 (12.4) | .32 | ||
| HADSc | ||||||||
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Participants, n (%) | 36 (90) | 35 (88) | 26 (65) | 34 (85) | — | ||
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Score, mean (SD) | 8.1 (3.4) | 6.6 (3.5) | 6.2 (2.5) | 5.6 (3.85) | .53 | ||
aEORTC QLQ-C30: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire–Core 30.
bP values were only calculated for score comparisons.
cHADS: Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.