Table 3.
Patient-Reported Outcomes at Baseline (T0), Week 5 (T1), and One Month after Chemoradiation Therapy (T2) and Differences (Betas) between Time Points
| T0 mean (SD), n = 20 | T1 mean (SD), n = 20 | T2 mean (SD), n = 19 | T1–T0 β | p | T2–T0 β | p | T2–T1 β | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HADS-depression | 2.54 (2.88) | 5.85 (3.47) | 4.89 (4.03) | 3.31 | 0.0000 | 2.20 | 0.0075 | −1.11 | 0.0522 |
| HADS-anxiety | 4.05 (3.85) | 3.81 (3.11) | 3.68 (3.38) | −0.24 | 0.6047 | −0.43 | 0.4898 | −0.19 | 0.7485 |
| FACT-HN | 117.88 (20.48) | 97.69 (20.27) | 104.21 (23.72) | −20.19 | 0.0000 | −13.37 | 0.0040 | 6.82 | 0.0226 |
| MDASI-HN | 1.47 (1.34) | 2.99 (1.62) | 2.01 (1.50) | 1.52 | 0.0001 | 0.45 | 0.2074 | −1.07 | 0.0000 |
FACT-HN, Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale; MDASI-HN, MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck; SD, standard deviation.