Table 4.
Mean differences in symptoms scales/items based on gender, stage of medical process and type of treatment.
| Fatigue | Nausea and vomiting | Pain | Dyspnoea | Insomnia | Loss of appetite | Constipation | Diarrhoea | Financial difficulties | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | M (DT) | t | |
| Gender | ||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 27.61 (22.42) |
0.006* | 6.06 (10.05) |
0.802 | 20.71 (26.03) |
0.182 | 9.09 (17.23) |
0.334 | 31.31 (35.30) |
0.407 | 16.16 (27.79) |
0.201 | 16.16 (31.32) |
0.910 | 13.13 (24.92) |
0.625 | 25.25 (36.35) |
0.639 |
| Female | 42.10 (27.22) |
6.73 (14.19) |
27.68 (26.18) |
13.46 (24.05) |
36.70 (31.73) |
10.09 (22.45) |
15.60 (22.94) |
11.01 (20.81) |
22.32 (29.76) |
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| Stage | ||||||||||||||||||
| Follow-up | 38.50 (26.81) |
0.917 | 4.93 (13.63) |
0.142 | 24.18 (25.94) |
0.395 | 9.86 (19.02) |
0.176 | 34.74 (32.09) |
0.798 | 5.63 (12.58) |
0.003* | 12.68 (21.36) |
0.147 | 7.98 (18.23) |
0.054 | 17.37 (28.09) |
0.031* |
| Undergoing treatment |
38.97 (27.01) |
8.22 (12.87) |
27.93 (26.54) |
15.02 (25.69) |
36.15 (33.21) |
17.37 (30.27) |
18.78 (28.02) |
15.02 (24.42) |
28.64 (33.47) |
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| Surgical treatment | ||||||||||||||||||
| No | 38.67 (31.77) |
0.983 | 8.00 (10.89) |
0.570 | 20.67 (27.76) |
0.243 | 9.33 (24.57) |
0.440 | 37.33 (29.38) |
0.753 | 17.33 (30.61) |
0.288 | 16.00 (27.42) |
0.972 | 5.33 (12.47) |
0.024* | 18.67 (29.00) |
0.479 |
| Yes | 38.79 (25.90) |
6.32 (13.84) |
27.44 (25.84) |
13.22 (22.36) |
35.06 (33.43) |
10.34 (22.16) |
15.80 (24.66) |
12.93 (23.27) |
23.56 (31.70) |
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| Radiotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||
| No | 33.16 (24.88) |
0.025* | 6.35 (12.13) |
0.830 | 21.96 (24.10) |
0.081 | 8.47 (17.93) |
0.048* | 32.28 (29.92) |
0.300 | 12.70 (27.06) |
0.620 | 20.63 (30.19) |
0.051* | 9.52 (19.33) |
0.315 | 23.28 (33.14) |
0.842 |
| Yes | 43.30 (27.78) |
6.84 (14.32) |
29.70 (27.48) |
15.81 (25.61) |
38.03 (34.70) |
10.68 (21.15) |
11.97 (19.35) |
13.25 (23.63) |
22.22 (29.75) |
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| Chemotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||
| No | 39.52 (26.12) |
0.743 | 5.71 (11.66) |
0.426 | 26.67 (27.28) |
0.849 | 11.90 (23.42) |
0.747 | 30.00 (27.31) |
0.048* | 10.00 (21.50) |
0.437 | 12.86 (19.07) |
0.161 | 13.81 (23.05) |
0.230 | 18.10 (28.20) |
0.082 |
| Yes | 38.03 (27.84) |
7.51 (14.85) |
25.82 (25.32) |
13.15 (22.17) |
40.85 (36.60) |
13.15 (26.11) |
18.78 (29.67) |
9.39 (20.46) |
27.23 (33.48) |
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| Hormonotherapy | ||||||||||||||||||
| No | 35.98 (25.74) |
0.023* | 6.88 (13.84) |
0.669 | 21.56 (25.18) |
0.000* | 11.01 (21.78) |
0.143 | 32.72 (21.42) |
0.066 | 11.32 (24.10) |
0.806 | 14.68 (25.02) |
0.312 | 10.70 (21.22) |
0.378 | 18.65 (29.20) |
0.004* |
| Yes | 48.26 (20.00) |
5.73 (11.68) |
42.19 (23.56) |
17.71 (25.38) |
44.79 (35.53) |
12.50 (23.57) |
19.79 (25.20) |
14.58 (23.85) |
36.46 (34.24) |
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*
p ≤ 0.05.