Table 2 QOL score (EORTC QLQ C-30) pre and post intervention (n = 30)
Subscale | Mean score | Effect size | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pre (SD) | Post (SD) | |||
Global health status/QOLa | 40.27 (17.79) | 56.94 (18.05) | 0.92 | 0.001 |
Functional Scalesb | ||||
Physical (PF) | 11.98 (15.98) | 17.11 (22/8) | 0.26 | 0.225 |
Role (RF) | 11.11 (19.24) | 13.33 (21.62) | 0.10 | 0.418 |
Emotional (EF) | 63.33 (30.21) | 79.44 (26.77) | 0.53 | 0.003 |
Cognitive (CF) | 73.89 (24.24) | 75.55 (27.24) | 0.06 | 0.431 |
Social (SF) | 20.56 (25.40) | 35.56 (33.82) | 0.50 | 0.012 |
Symptoms/Single Itemsb | ||||
Fatigue (FA) | 68.33 (24.20) | 56.29 (28.12) | 0.45 | 0.022 |
Nausea (NV) | 25.00 (28.28) | 20.55 (24.24) | 0.16 | 0.243 |
Pain (PA) | 72.22 (33.99) | 57.22 (34.35) | 0.43 | 0.028 |
Dyspnoea (DY) | 38.89 (39.22) | 12.22 (28.34) | 0.77 | 0.002 |
Insomnia (SL) | 57.78 (66.67) | 35.56 (36.04) | 0.41 | 0.013 |
Appetite Loss (AP) | 60.00 (39.53) | 44.44 (36.40) | 0.40 | 0.030 |
Constipation (CO) | 32.22 (38.63) | 20.00 (34.57) | 0.33 | 0.004 |
Diarrhoea (DI) | 21.11 (30.92) | 10.00 (27.88) | 0.37 | 0.097 |
Financial (FI) | 78.89 (29.66) | 65.55 (33.31) | 0.41 | 0.009 |