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Table 6 Change between groups in satisfaction, physical and emotional function, symptom control, and quality of life

From: Comparing two models of outpatient specialised palliative care

 

Differences in change from baseline to 1st follow-up

Differences in change from baseline to 2nd follow-up

Mean (SE)

P

Mean (SE)

p

FAMCARE-P16

0.78 (7.33)b

0.92

−1.66 (9.07)a

0.86

CPWQ-com

−1.30 (7.01)a

0.85

2.63 (7.45)b

0.74

EORTC QLQ-C15-PAL

Functional scale:

  Physical functioning

3.08 (5.86)b

0.60

4.15 (6.77)b

0.54

  Emotional functioning

−0.82 (7.15)a

0.91

8.89 (10.65)b

0.40

Symptom scale:

  Fatigue

−7.42 (8.92)a

0.41

2.89 (11.72)b

0.81

  Nausea and vomiting

−4.71 (10.73)a

0.66

−2.33 (11.47)a

0.84

  Pain

−6.44 (12.10)a

0.60

−11.87 (12.76)a

0.35

  Dyspnoea

−9.47 (13.04)a

0.47

2.02 (17.22)b

0.91

  Insomnia

−28.81 (11.045)a

0.01

−17.19 (14.42)a

0.23

  Appetite loss

6.85 (13.18)b

0.60

19.13 (15.49)b

0.22

  Constipation

−6.53 (10.32)a

0.53

−23.09 (11.25)a

0.04

Global Health:

  QLQ

−3.79 (7.34)a

0.61

3.88 (9.97)b

0.70

  1. aA negative number indicates that R/K’s patients’ symptoms are increasing or QOL score are decreasing more relative to N/S/N’s patients
  2. bA positive number indicates that R/K’s patients’ symptoms are decreasing or QOL score are increasing more relative to N/S/N’s patients