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Table 9.

The results of QoL assessment (EORTC QLQ-C30) in patient groups differing with respect to illness perception and the results of the analysis of variance.

QoL Assessed with EORTC QLQ-C30	Illness Perception (MEDIS)			ANOVA p
	Positive 0–68 pts.	Neutral 69–94 pts.	Negative 95–140 pts.
	n = 69	n = 68	n = 65
Global health status/QoL (QL)				<0.001
M ± SD	65.1 ± 15.6	59.3 ± 19.8	49.2 ± 23.3
Me (Q₁; Q₃)	67 [58; 75]	67 [50; 69]	50 [33; 67]
Min–Max	25–100	8–100	0–100
Physical functioning (PF)				<0.001
M ± SD	32.4 ± 21.4	22.3 ± 13.8	18.0 ± 13.0
Me (Q₁; Q₃)	27 [17; 47]	20 [13; 27]	13 [7; 27]
Min–Max	0–87	0–60	0–53
Role functioning (RF)				<0.001
M ± SD	29.7 ± 25.9	17.9 ± 18.3	12.6 ± 15.8
Me (Q₁; Q₃)	17 [17; 50]	17 [0; 33]	0 [0; 17]
Min–Max	0–100	0–67	0–67
Emotional functioning (EF)				<0.001
M ± SD	50.6 ± 25.8	33.0 ± 21.1	30.0 ± 21.5
Me (Q₁; Q₃)	58 [33; 75]	33 [17; 42]	25 [17; 33]
Min–Max	0–92	0–92	0–100
Cognitive functioning (CF)				<0.001
M ± SD	34.6 ± 27.7	22.1 ± 21.2	18.1 ± 23.4
Me (Q₁; Q₃)	33 [17; 50]	17 [0; 33]	17 [0; 33]
Min–Max	0–100	0–83	0–100
Social functioning (SF)				<0.001
M ± SD	46.7 ± 25.5	25.0 ± 19.8	17.1 ± 16.4
Me (Q₁; Q₃)	50 [33; 67]	25 [17; 33]	17 [0; 33]
Min–Max	0–100	0–67	0–67

M—mean; SD—standard deviation; Me—median; Q₁—lower quartile; Q₃—upper quartile; Min—lowest value; Max—highest value; n—number; values in bold indicate statistical significance (p < 0.05).