Table 2 ESAS and PPS at baseline and follow-up
|  |  | No palliative care (n = 21) | New palliative care (n = 64) | Prior palliative care (n = 17) |
ESAS at time 1 (average ± SD) | Pain (average ± SD) | 1.8 ± 2.8 | 3.7 ± 3.4 | 4.3 ± 3.1 |
Tiredness (average ± SD) | 4.9 ± 2.5 | 6.1 ± 3.4 | 6.4 ± 2.9 | |
Drowsiness (average ± SD) | 4.9 ± 2.7 | 5.2 ± 3.5 | 5.6 ± 3.6 | |
Nausea (average ± SD) | 0.7 ± 1.8 | 1.9 ± 2.8 | 2.4 ± 3.7 | |
Appetite (average ± SD) | 3.0 ± 3.6 | 4.5 ± 3.9 | 3.9 ± 3.7 | |
Dyspnea (average ± SD) | 2.9 ± 3.6 | 2.7 ± 3.3 | 2.4 ± 2.9 | |
Depression (average ± SD) | 3.0 ± 3.1 | 3.0 ± 3.5 | 3.6 ± 3.6 | |
Anxiety (average ± SD) | 2.8 ± 3.0 | 3.0 ± 3.4 | 3.3 ± 3.6 | |
Wellbeing (average ± SD) | 3.9 ± 2.7 | 4.4 ± 2.8 | 4.8 ± 3.0 | |
Total distress (average ± SD) | 27.9 ± 16.0 | 34.7 ± 19.4 | 34.6 ± 21.5 | |
PPS at time 1 (average ± SD) | 49.5 ± 9.7 | 46.7 ± 13.6 | 44.1 ± 10.0 | |
|  |  | No palliative care (n = 43) | New palliative care (n = 14) | Prior palliative care (n = 13) |
ESAS at time 2 (average ± SD | Pain (average ± SD) | 2.0 ± 2.5 | 3.7 ± 3.2 | 3.8 ± 3.0 |
Tiredness (average ± SD) | 4.7 ± 2.8 | 6.2 ± 3.0 | 5.3 ± 3.4 | |
Drowsiness (average ± SD) | 4.5 ± 3.1 | 4.9 ± 3.6 | 4.7 ± 3.8 | |
Nausea (average ± SD) | 0.7 ± 1.7 | 1.9 ± 3.2 | 1.2 ± 2.1 | |
Appetite (average ± SD) | 2.5 ± 3.4 | 4.5 ± 4.0 | 4.3 ± 3.2 | |
Dyspnea (average ± SD) | 2.6 ± 3.4 | 2.4 ± 3.2 | 2.2 ± 3.3 | |
Depression (average ± SD) | 2.0 ± 3.5 | 1.8 ± 3.2 | 3.8 ± 3.7 | |
Anxiety (average ± SD) | 2.2 ± 3.3 | 1.8 ± 3.0 | 3.2 ± 3.8 | |
Wellbeing (average ± SD) | 3.5 ± 3.4 | 4.1 ± 2.8 | 5.2 ± 2.5 | |
Total distress (average ± SD) | 26.8 ± 25.3 | 31.4 ± 18.0 | 33.7 ± 21.0 | |
PPS at time 2 (average ± SD) | 54/3 ± 8.5 | 47.9 ± 13.0 | 44.6 ± 11.3 | |