Table 2.
Distress levels and marking of unexpected information in IPOS: physical symptoms
| Reported distress | Patient report (IPOS) n (% column) |
Marked unexpected n (% row) |
Association distress level & marking unexpected Chi2-test (two-sided)* |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Pain (n = 137) |
not at all/slight** | 49 (35.8) | 3 (6.1) |
Chi2 (4) = 17.1 p = .002 |
| moderate | 34 (24.8) | 5 (14.7) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 54 (39.4) | 13 (24.1) | ||
| overall | 137 (100.0) | 21 (15.3) | ||
|
Shortness of breath (n = 136) |
not at all/slight | 88 (64.7) | 3 (3.4) |
Chi2 (4) = 17.1 p = .002 |
| moderate | 19 (13.9) | 4 (21.1) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 29 (21.2) | 6 (20.7) | ||
| overall | 136 (100.0) | 13 (9.6) | ||
|
Weakness or lack of energy (n = 136) |
not at all/slight | 20 (14.7) | 1 (5.0%) |
Chi2 (4) = 2.8 p = .588 |
| moderate | 39 (28.7) | 2 (5.1%) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 77 (56.6) | 7 (9.1%) | ||
| overall | 136 (100.0) | 10 (7.4) | ||
|
Nausea (n = 136) |
not at all/slight | 93 (68.4) | 1 (1.1) |
Chi2 (4) = 24.3 p < .001 |
| moderate | 13 (9.6) | 1 (7.7) | ||
| severe/overwhelmingly | 30 (22.1) | 7 (23.3) | ||
| overall | 136 (100.0) | 9 (6.6) | ||
|
Vomiting (n = 136) |
not at all/slight | 104 (76.5) | 1 (1) |
Chi2 (4) = 27.8 p < .001 |
| moderate | 9 (6.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 23 (16.9) | 6 (26.1) | ||
| overall | 136 (100.0) | 7 (5.1) | ||
|
Poor appetite (n = 136) |
not at all/slight | 68 (50.0) | 4 (5.9) |
Chi2 (4) = 1.7 p = .781 |
| moderate | 20 (14.7) | 2 (10.0) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 48 (35.3) | 3 (6.3) | ||
| overall | 136 (100.0) | 9 (6.6) | ||
|
Constipation (n = 135) |
not at all/slight | 81 (60.0) | 1 (1.2) |
Chi2 (4) = 25.3 p < .001 |
| moderate | 15 (11.1) | 3 (20.0) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 39 (28.9) | 10 (25.6) | ||
| overall | 135 (100.0) | 14 (10.4) | ||
|
Sore or dry mouth (n = 136) |
not at all/slight | 49 (36.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Chi2 (4) = 16.8 p = .002 |
| moderate | 33 (24.3) | 6 (18.2) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 54 (39.7) | 16 (29.6) | ||
| overall | 136 (100.0) | 22 (16.2) | ||
|
Drowsiness (n = 137) |
not at all/slight | 49 (35.8) | 2 (4.1) |
Chi2 (4) = 6.2 p = .182 |
| moderate | 40 (29.2) | 3 (7.5) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 48 (35.0) | 8 (16.7) | ||
| overall | 137 (100.0) | 13 (9.5) | ||
|
Poor mobility (n = 137) |
not at all/slight | 22 (16.1) | 1 (4.5) |
Chi2 (4) = 1.6 p = .806 |
| moderate | 27 (19.7) | 1 (3.7) | ||
| severe/overwhelming | 88 (64.3) | 8 (9.1) | ||
| overall | 137 (100.0) | 10 (7.3) | ||
* The Chi2-test was calculated for the five-point Likert scale without data reduction to the three-point format shown here; this is solely for the sake of clearer presentation
** For a more concise presentation of some results, levels of distress of specific symptoms are not presented as the original five-point scale but reduced to three categories