Table 4.
Comparison of Sociodemographic and Medical Data of Participants to Symptomatic Scales in QLQ-C30
| Characteristics | Fatigue | Nausea & vomiting | Pain | Dyspnea | Insomnia | Appetite loss | Constipation | Diarrhea | Financial | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | |||||||||||||||||||
| ≤ 50 | 25.501±23.2973 | 16.803±24.6470 | 24.304±27.6123 | 6.300±17.1450 | 34.215±38.5980 | 23.857±32.8659 | 18.450±25.3437 | 16.657±29.3154 | 46.376±39.7119 | ||||||||||
| > 50 | 28.937±25.3988 | 12.271±24.5401 | 24.757±25.8765 | 9.201±18.5197 | 25.422±34.3557 | 20.163±32.2269 | 26.338±29.9176 | 8.325±18.9352 | 46.468±38.8972 | ||||||||||
| p-value | 0.391 | 0.261 | 0.918 | 0.321 | 0.142 | 0.488 | 0.084 | 0.04 | 0.988 | ||||||||||
| Material status | |||||||||||||||||||
| single | 32.326±26.2784 | 20.085±29.5165 | 27.924±34.4991 | 8.815±18.8887 | 38.215±39.4571 | 30.371±36.0954 | 23.609±30.0964 | 18.612±28.6323 | 55.859±39.1138 | ||||||||||
| married | 23.871±22.2134 | 12.275±22.3022 | 22.252±23.4022 | 7.364±17.3353 | 26.905±34.4555 | 19.217±30.3345 | 21.134±26.2757 | 10.570±23.3385 | 41.965±38.2940 | ||||||||||
| divorced | 48.100±23.9787 | 27.750±32.7403 | 38.867±22.7580 | .000±.0000 | 33.333±51.6398 | 22.217±40.3668 | 16.650±27.8608 | 22.200±34.3921 | 49.983±45.9444 | ||||||||||
| widowed | 35.167±36.7939 | 8.333±20.4124 | 30.533±32.3408 | 16.650±27.8608 | 27.767±44.2936 | 22.217±40.3668 | 44.417±40.3558 | .000±.0000 | 66.650±42.1690 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.035 | 0.194 | 0.343 | 0.428 | 0.476 | 0.392 | 0.236 | 0.164 | 0.174 | ||||||||||
| Having children | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 25.028±23.7278 | 13.021±23.3739 | 23.341±24.0967 | 7.469±17.8966 | 28.332±35.9820 | 19.924±30.9929 | 23.654±28.2053 | 8.717±21.6298 | 57.344±40.0571 | ||||||||||
| No | 32.660±25.3083 | 18.202±27.4063 | 27.500±32.2954 | 8.519±17.9370 | 33.314±38.4763 | 27.114±35.8078 | 19.442±27.3773 | 21.688±29.8710 | 42.034±38.1180 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.083 | 0.245 | 0.389 | 0.746 | 0.453 | 0.221 | 0.406 | 0.004 | 0.03 | ||||||||||
| Working | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 25.902±24.6005 | 16.656±23.5611 | 24.796±28.5636 | 6.660±16.8007 | 37.016±37.7428 | 25.909±35.4379 | 19.318±28.7958 | 19.249±32.1588 | 43.682±39.4477 | ||||||||||
| No | 27.806±24.3472 | 13.586±25.1073 | 24.421±25.9404 | 8.246±18.3446 | 26.650±35.9106 | 20.3043±31.1649 | 23.788±27.6024 | 9.515±20.5080 | 47.597±39.1798 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.663 | 0.486 | 0.937 | 0.62 | 0.113 | 0.335 | 0.371 | 0.028 | 0.577 | ||||||||||
| Health problems | |||||||||||||||||||
| Yes | 32.511±24.9067 | 14.833±25.8998 | 33.048±26.9644 | 9.886±19.3896 | 34.359±40.2583 | 26.023±34.3419 | 31.223±30.7690 | 13.011±25.6111 | 47.375±40.6263 | ||||||||||
| No | 23.363±23.3375 | 14.264±23.7659 | 18.197±24.7304 | 6.195±16.5609 | 26.337±33.5561 | 18.980±30.8957 | 15.915±23.7902 | 12.007±24.4632 | 45.714±38.2739 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.023 | 0.889 | 0.001 | 0.212 | 0.186 | 0.190 | 0.001 | 0.808 | 0.798 | ||||||||||
| Mensural cycle | Mensural cycle | ||||||||||||||||||
| present | 27.133±22.9140 | 24.044±19.9775 | 29.606±25.2865 | 9.250±19.1313 | 38.872±41.6106 | 24.050±25.0384 | 18.500±28.4910 | 24.056±31.9247 | 46.278±39.8343 | ||||||||||
| Discontinued | 27.244±24.6316 | 13.206±24.9635 | 23.842±26.8569 | 7.568±17.7408 | 28.517±35.9224 | 21.704±33.4427 | 22.985±27.9357 | 10.851±23.4668 | 46.442±39.2314 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.986 | 0.080 | 0.391 | 0.709 | 0.262 | 0.775 | 0.525 | 0.034 | 0.987 | ||||||||||
| Cancer surgery | |||||||||||||||||||
| Mastectomy | 26.749±24.6600 | 12.881±22.9079 | 23.247±24.8383 | 7.540±17.9667 | 30.173±38.0714 | 19.483±30.4546 | 22.935±27.7191 | 12.570±25.7877 | 46.204±38.9135 | ||||||||||
| Lumpectomy | 24.392±20.9490 | 16.950±28.4375 | 23.226±28.8698 | 8.763±18.4584 | 31.555±34.5941 | 26.300±35.6342 | 19.366±23.9617 | 13.147±23.9221 | 43.837±38.0433 | ||||||||||
| No operation | 53.650±27.5644 | 27.750±27.2016 | 55.533±29.1954 | 5.550±13.5947 | 11.100±17.1960 | 38.867±44.2886 | 33.333±51.6398 | 5.550±13.5947 | 66.667±51.6398 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.021 | 0.278 | 0.014 | 0.894 | 0.439 | 0.234 | 0.498 | 0.784 | 0.415 | ||||||||||
| Types of treatments | |||||||||||||||||||
| Radiation | 20.931±19.4323 | 6.223±19.2506 | 15.243±20.3518 | 4.814±13.8891 | 29.298±35.4437 | 12.843±27.9397 | 20.502±25.8895 | 7.623±17.5016 | 42.147±38.6292 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.001 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.050 | 0.736 | 0.000 | 0.284 | 0.005 | 0.332 | ||||||||||
| Chemotherapy | 27.637±24.5526 | 15.007±24.8877 | 24.805±26.7892 | 8.038±18.1018 | 30.327±36.8209 | 22.743±32.7826 | 22.991±28.1581 | 12.864±25.1977 | 47.564±39.2287 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.276 | 0.181 | 0.504 | 0.324 | 0.309 | 0.124 | 0.200 | 0.257 | 0.054 | ||||||||||
| Herceptin | 24.528±24.6639 | 6.972±20.6423 | 20.523±28.1208 | 9.293±19.6678 | 28.660±35.3018 | 11.621±27.0917 | 23.314±30.3850 | 5.421±12.4390 | 45.716±41.1559 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.390 | 0.017 | 0.244 | 0.510 | 0.817 | 0.013 | 0.811 | 0.028 | 0.889 | ||||||||||
| Hormonal therapy | 24.359±24.3260 | 9.013±20.9742 | 21.160±26.8874 | 5.485±15.2834 | 30.960±35.9109 | 17.639±32.7595 | 26.681±28.0208 | 8.228±20.4980 | 45.860±38.4769 | ||||||||||
| P-value | 0.097 | 0.002 | 0.076 | 0.073 | 0.648 | 0.061 | 0.033 | 0.017 | 0.841 | ||||||||||