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Table 3 Patient-reported HRQoL outcomes

From: Health-related quality of life and its socio-economic and cultural predictors among advanced cancer patients: evidence from the APPROACH cross-sectional survey in Hyderabad-India

Instrument

Hyderabad Patients (N = 210)

U.S. cancer sample (N = 2236)a (N = 156)b

Cohen’s D

 

Mean (S.D.)

Mean (S.D.)

Mean (95% CI)

General well-being

 FACT-G total score (0–108)

62.4 (10.0)

80.9 (17.0)

−1.1 (− 1.3, − 1.0)

 FACT-GP: Physical well-being sub-scale (0–28)

17.0 (4.5)

21.3 (6.0)

− 0.7 (− 0.9, − 0.6)

 FACT-GS: Social/ Family well-being sub-scale (0–28)

16.2 (3.3)

22.1 (5.3)

− 1.1 (− 1.3, − 1.0)

 FACT-GE: Emotional well-being sub-scale (0–24)

20.0 (3.7)

18.7 (4.5)

− 0.29 (0.2, 0.4)

 FACT-GF: Functional well-being sub-scale (0–28)

9.2 (3.8)

18.9 (6.8)

− 1.5 (− 1.6, − 1.3)

Pain experiences

 BPI-S: Pain severity (0–10)

3.2 (1.8)

  

 BPI-I: Pain interference (0–10)

4 (1.6)

  

Anxiety/ depression

 HADS total score (0–42)c

15.3 (5.6)

  

 HADS-A: Anxiety sub-scale (0–21)

5.6 (3.1)

  

 HADS-D: Depression sub-scale (0–21)

9.7 (3.3)

  

Spiritual well-being

 FACIT SP total score (0–48)

32.7 (5.5)

39.7 (7.2)

−1.1 (−1.3, −0.9)

 FACIT-SPMP: Meaning/ Peace sub-scale (0–32)

20.1 (4.3)

  

 FACIT-SPF: Faith sub-scale (0–16)

12.5 (2.7)

  
  1. aFACT-G is referenced from Brucker PS, Yost K, Cashy J, Webster K, Cella D. General Population and Cancer Patient Norms for the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G). Evaluation & the Health Professions. 2005;28(2):192–211
  2. bFACIT SP is referenced from Daugherty, C. K., Fitchett, G., Murphy, P. E., Peterman, A. H., Banik, D. M., Hlubocky, F., & Tartaro, J. (2005). Trusting God and medicine: Spirituality in advanced cancer patients volunteering for clinical trials of experimental agents. Psycho-Oncology, 14(2), 135–146
  3. c HADS sub-scales: Normal = 0–7; Borderline abnormal = 8–10; Abnormal = 11–2