From: Palliative care needs among patients with advanced illnesses in Bhutan
 | Itema | Cancer patients | Non-cancer patients | Combined patients | p-Value (<0.05) | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean Score | (SD) | Mean Score | (SD) | Mean Score | (SD) | |||
Functioning scalesb | ||||||||
âPhysical | 15-19 | 39.1 | (31.4) | 43.6 | (34.6) | 41.7 | (33.1) | 0.573 |
âRole | 20,21 | 31.6 | (39.9) | 32.5 | (39.4) | 32.1 | (39.4) | 0.925 |
âEmotional | 35-38 | 39.9 | (38.0) | 39.2 | (37.6) | 39.5 | (37.5) | 0.938 |
âCognitive | 34,39 | 58.6 | (27.7) | 56.9 | (27.4) | 57.6 | (27.3) | 0.799 |
âSocial | 40,41 | 43.7 | (38.7) | 33.7 | (36.6) | 37.9 | (37.5) | 0.283 |
Global health/ QOL scaleb | 43,44 | 48.6 | (21.4) | 46.5 | (26.2) | 47.4 | (24.1) | 0.724 |
Symptom scales and/or itemsc | ||||||||
âFatigue | 24,26,32 | 59.4 | (34.8) | 63.1 | (29.8) | 61.6 | (31.7) | 0.639 |
âNausea and vomiting | 28,29 | 19.5 | (30.6) | 26.8 | (33.5) | 23.8 | (32.3) | 0.349 |
âPain | 23,33 | 55.2 | (35.7) | 39.8 | (37.2) | 46.2 | (37.1) | 0.087 |
âDyspnoea | 22 | 25.3 | (34.1) | 34.1 | (37.6) | 30.5 | (36.2) | 0.309 |
âInsomnia | 25 | 43.7 | (39.9) | 36.6 | (37.1) | 39.5 | (38.2) | 0.454 |
âAppetite loss | 27 | 41.4 | (38.5) | 43.9 | (35.3) | 42.9 | (36.4) | 0.781 |
âConstipation | 30 | 50.6 | (34.1) | 17.1 | (27.0) | 31.0 | (34.2) | <0.001 |
âDiarrhoea | 31 | 20.7 | (28.7) | 19.5 | (29.8) | 20.0 | (29.2) | 0.868 |
âFinancial impact | 42 | 81.6 | (36.3) | 69.1 | (40.4) | 74.3 | (39.0) | 0.180 |