Table 5. Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the items and scales in the EORTC QLQ C-30 among patients completed questionnaires prior to their first cycle of treatment (T1) and patients completed questionnaires on the last day of the first cycle of treatment (T2).

* The item number corresponds to the number of each item in the questionnaire.

^† The brief item descriptors approximate the questions asked in each item. Abbreviations represent: physical functioning (PF), role (RF), emotional (EF), cognitive (CF), social (SF), and global health/QOL (QL); symptom scales/items include: fatigue (FA), nausea and vomiting (NV); pain (PA); dyspnea (DY); sleep disturbance (SL); appetite loss (AP); constipation (CO); diarrhea (DI); and financial impact (FI).

^‡ Pearson’s correlation coefficients between the subscales and items within the same subscale (corrected for overlap) are in bold lettering. Under each heading, the first column is among patients completed questionnaires prior to their first cycle of treatment (T1), and the second column is among patients completed questionnaires on the last day of the first cycle of treatment (T2).