Table 3 Comparative analysis of QoL pre- and post-therapy between PCs and CATs
From: Cost-utility analysis of palliative care in patients with advanced cancer: a retrospective study
Items | Pre-treatment | Post-treatment | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PCs | CATs | t | P | PCs | CATs | t | P | ||
(N = 128) | (N = 120) | (N = 128) | (N = 120) | ||||||
QoL | 35.01 ± 4.66 | 40.18 ± 2.81 | -10.495 | 0 | 41.83 ± 3.96 | 42.71 ± 3.87 | -1.014 | 0.313 | |
Physical condition | Appetite | 2.55 ± 0.94 | 3.57 ± 0.69 | -6.038 | 0 | 2.90 ± 0.86 | 3.64 ± 0.67 | -4.136 | 0 |
Sleep | 3.03 ± 0.95 | 3.85 ± 0.44 | -5.942 | 0 | 3.87 ± 0.63 | 3.93 ± 0.46 | -0.435 | 0.665 | |
Fatigue | 2.21 ± 0.84 | 2.85 ± 0.70 | -3.656 | 0 | 2.67 ± 0.71 | 3.07 ± 0.85 | -2.435 | 0.017 | |
Pain | 2.17 ± 0.61 | 2.89 ± 0.41 | -6.927 | 0 | 4.01 ± 0.44 | 3.79 ± 0.62 | 1.759 | 0.087 | |
Self-care ability | 2.28 ± 0.89 | 2.60 ± 0.56 | -2.203 | 0.031 | 2.51 ± 0.86 | 2.71 ± 0.65 | -1.121 | 0.265 | |
Side effects | 2.76 ± 0.77 | 2.11 ± 0.31 | 6.118 | 0 | 3.67 ± 0.52 | 2.71 ± 0.53 | 8.18 | 0 | |
Countenance | 2.58 ± 0.73 | 3.29 ± 0.53 | -5.43 | 0 | 3.70 ± 0.48 | 3.50 ± 0.69 | 1.442 | 0.158 | |
Psycho-mental state | Spirit | 2.46 ± 0.84 | 3.25 ± 0.51 | -5.749 | 0 | 3.04 ± 0.76 | 3.46 ± 0.63 | -2.638 | 0.01 |
Self-awareness of disease | 3.92 ± 0.50 | 4.18 ± 0.47 | -2.335 | 0.021 | 4.08 ± 0.41 | 4.21 ± 0.49 | -1.302 | 0.2 | |
Attitudes to therapy | 3.87 ± 0.51 | 4.07 ± 0.37 | -1.864 | 0.065 | 3.97 ± 0.45 | 4.10 ± 0.49 | -1.292 | 0.199 | |
Social relationships | Family care and understanding | 3.78 ± 0.69 | 3.96 ± 0.33 | -1.811 | 0.073 | 3.92 ± 0.57 | 3.93 ± 0.38 | -0.057 | 0.955 |
Support from friends | 3.40 ± 0.72 | 3.54 ± 0.50 | -0.927 | 0.356 | 3.49 ± 0.75 | 3.64 ± 0.48 | -1.241 | 0.219 | |