Subscale | Prevalence (%) | Mean (SD) | Difference | p-value | ||
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Baseline | Reassessment | Baseline | Reassessment | |||
Physical Symptoms | ||||||
Poor mobility | 85.4 | 80.8 | 2.79 (1.13) | 2.57 (1.17) | -0.22 | 0.04 |
Weakness | 79.5 | 72.9 | 2.42 (1.16) | 2.21 (1.13) | -0.21 | 0.05 |
Sore or dry mouth | 64.0 | 58.9 | 1.93 (1.27) | 1.70 (1.13) | -0.23 | 0.03 |
Shortness of breath | 61.6 | 46.4 | 1.98 (1.35) | 1.52 (1.24) | -0.46 | 0.00 |
Drowsiness | 61.6 | 56.3 | 1.88 (1.27) | 1.72 (1.19) | -0.16 | 0.20 |
Poor appetite | 59.6 | 48.4 | 1.85 (1.31) | 1.52 (1.30) | -0.33 | 0.009 |
Pain | 51.7 | 46.3 | 1.60 (1.30) | 1.33 (1.20) | -0.27 | 0.007 |
Constipation | 34.5 | 32.9 | 1.04 (1.20) | 0.90 (1.15) | -0.14 | 0.23 |
Nausea | 29.8 | 20.5 | 0.92 (1.21) | 0.72 (1.02) | -0.20 | 0.03 |
Vomiting | 25.2 | 7.3 | 0.79 (1.45) | 0.30 (0.77) | -0.51 | 0.00 |
Emotional symptoms | ||||||
Family anxiety | 78.2 | 75.5 | 2.50 (1.37) | 2.38 (1.34) | -0.12 | 0.32 |
Patient anxiety | 54.4 | 49.1 | 1.62 (1.33) | 1.38 (1.27) | -0.24 | 0.06 |
Feeling depressed | 39.1 | 35.0 | 1.25 (1.24) | 1.20 (1.29) | -0.05 | 0.67 |
Feeling at peace | 57.0 | 49.7 | 2.03 (1.38) | 1.87 (1.29) | -0.16 | 0.22 |
Communication/practical issues | ||||||
Able to share feelings | 47.1 | 43.0 | 1.57 (1.45) | 1.46 (1.48) | -0.11 | 0.45 |
Adequate information received | 25.2 | 26.5 | 1.08 (1.16) | 1.03 (1.23) | -0.05 | 0.66 |
Practical matters addressed | 15.9 | 9.9 | 0.50 (1.04) | 0.34 (0.78) | -0.16 | 0.12 |