Table 2 Comparative analysis of QoL pre- and post therapy in PCs and CATs
From: Cost-utility analysis of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a retrospective study
Items | PCs | CATs | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pretherapy (N = 128) | Posttherapy (N = 128) | t | P | Pretherapy (N = 120) | Posttherapy (N = 120) | t | P | ||
QoL | 35.01 ± 4.66 | 41.83 ± 3.96 | -12.617 | 0 | 40.18 ± 2.81 | 42.71 ± 3.87 | -4.548 | 0 | |
Physical condition | Appetite | 2.55 ± 0.94 | 2.89 ± 0.86 | -4.624 | 0 | 3.57 ± 0.69 | 3.64 ± 0.67 | -0.493 | 0.626 |
Sleep | 3.04 ± 0.95 | 3.87 ± 0.63 | -9.645 | 0 | 3.85 ± 0.44 | 3.92 ± 0.46 | -0.812 | 0.424 | |
Fatigue | 2.20 ± 0.84 | 2.67 ± 0.71 | -7.099 | 0 | 2.86 ± 0.70 | 3.07 ± 0.85 | -1.536 | 0.136 | |
Pain | 2.16 ± 0.61 | 4.01 ± 0.44 | -25.232 | 0 | 2.89 ± 0.41 | 3.78 ± 0.62 | -6.011 | 0 | |
Self-care ability | 2.28 ± 0.89 | 2.51 ± 0.86 | -4.015 | 0 | 2.60 ± 0.56 | 2.71 ± 0.65 | -0.769 | 0.449 | |
Side effects | 2.76 ± 0.77 | 3.67 ± 0.52 | -9.233 | 0 | 2.11 ± 0.31 | 2.71 ± 0.53 | -5.109 | 0 | |
Countenance | 2.57 ± 0.73 | 3.71 ± 0.48 | -14.429 | 0 | 3.29 ± 0.53 | 3.50 ± 0.69 | -1.652 | 0.11 | |
Psycho-mental state | Spirit | 2.46 ± 0.84 | 3.04 ± 0.76 | -7.779 | 0 | 3.25 ± 0.51 | 3.46 ± 0.63 | -1.996 | 0.056 |
Self-awareness of disease | 3.92 ± 0.50 | 4.08 ± 0.41 | -3.742 | 0 | 4.18 ± 0.47 | 4.21 ± 0.49 | -0.57 | 0.573 | |
Attitudes to therapy | 3.87 ± 0.51 | 3.97 ± 0.45 | -2.966 | 0.004 | 4.07 ± 0.37 | 4.10 ± 0.49 | -0.57 | 0.573 | |
Social relationships | Family care and understanding | 3.78 ± 0.69 | 3.92 ± 0.57 | -3.23 | 0.002 | 3.96 ± 0.33 | 3.92 ± 0.37 | 0.441 | 0.663 |
Support from friends | 3.40 ± 0.72 | 3.49 ± 0.75 | -2.755 | 0.007 | 3.53 ± 0.50 | 3.64 ± 0.48 | -1.362 | 0.184 | |