Table 4.
Quality of life at T5
| Intervention (N = 59) Mean (SD) |
Control (N = 69) Mean (SD) |
Between group1 - Mean diff. (95% CI) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Function scales | |||
| Physical Function | 78.8 (22.1) | 81.5 (18.4) | −0.5 (−6.0;4.9) |
| Role Function | 70.6 (31.0) | 75.4 (28.4) | −4.6 (− 14.7;5.5) |
| Emotional Function | 80.4 (22.6) | 79.8 (23.5) | −1.7 (−9.4;6.1) |
| Cognitive Function | 79.4 (23.8) | 77.3 (24.9) | 3.2 (− 4.7;11.2) |
| Social Function | 79.7 (25.0) | 78.7 (28.9) | −1.2 (− 10.6;8.1) |
| Symptom scales | |||
| Fatigue | 31.3 (27.2) | 32.9 (27.4) | −2.0 (−10.8;6.9) |
| Nausea/vomiting | 2.8 (9.9) | 2.9 (8.1) | −0.2 (−3.4;3.0) |
| Pain | 23.7 (30.5) | 20.5 (24.4) | 2.1 (−7.0;11.3) |
| Single items | |||
| Dyspnoea | 13.6 (24.9) | 12.1 (24.9) | 2.2 (−4.1;8.5) |
| Insomnia | 30.5 (34.1) | 28.0 (31.1) | 2.2 (−8.0;12.4) |
| Appetite loss | 4.0 (12.5) | 8.2 (20.9) | −4.4 (−10.1;1.3) |
| Constipation | 10.2 (25.0) | 5.8 (16.1) | 2.7 (−4.5;9.8) |
| Diarrhoea | 5.7 (19.7) | 7.7 (19.9) | −1.6 (−8.7;5.5) |
| Financial difficulties | 7.9 (17.9) | 11.6 (24.1) | −4.1 (−11.7;3.6) |
| Global scales | |||
| Global Quality of life | 71.9 (19.1) | 72.6 (20.5) | −1.2 (−7.6;5.3) |
| Summary functioning scale | 82.1 (17.0) | 82.7 (15.5) | −0.4 (−5.4;4.6) |
1 Adjusted for stratification factors and baseline
Abbreviations: CI Confidence Interval, SD Standard Deviation