Table 2 IPOS symptoms among patients with advanced cervical cancer, TASH, Ethiopia, 2019
From: A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer
Scale, Sub-scales and Items | Prevalencea | Mean | SD |
|---|---|---|---|
Physical symptomb | |||
Pain (n = 385) | 77.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
Weakness/no energy (n = 384) | 68.1 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
Poor appetite (n = 377) | 62.3 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
Constipation (n = 383) | 50.4 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
Drowsiness (n = 382) | 48.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Dry mouth (n = 380) | 41.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Poor mobility (n = 382) | 39.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Nausea (n = 384) | 29.9 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
Vomiting (n = 385) | 28.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
Shortness of breath (n = 381) | 25.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
Aggregate score (out of 40, n = 358) | 14.9 | 9.0 | |
Emotional symptomsc | |||
Family anxiety (n = 383) | 82.3 | 2.9 | 1.3 |
Patient anxiety (n = 383) | 79.7 | 2.7 | 1.3 |
Depression (n = 380) | 47.0 | 1.5 | 1.4 |
Felt at peaced (n = 383) | 69.7 | 2.1 | 1.2 |
Aggregate score (out of 16, n = 380) | 9.3 | 3.7 | |
Social & practical conditionsd | |||
Shared feelings (n = 383) | 23.8 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Had adequate information (n = 383) | 48.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
Practical problems fully addressed (n = 383) | 60.8 | 1.9 | 1.6 |
Aggregate score (out of 12, n = 382) | 4.5 | 2.7 | |
Total score (out of 68, n = 352) | 28.6 | 12.1 | |