From: A cross-sectional assessment of symptom burden among patients with advanced cervical cancer
Symptom | Pa | Mean | SD | Frequency, Number (Percentage) | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
None | Slightly | Moder- ately | Severely | Overwh- elmingly | ||||
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||
Vaginal discharge | 10.4 | 0.4 | 1.2 | 345 (89.6) | – | 2 (0.5) | 6 (1.6) | 32 (8.3) |
Vaginal bleeding | 6.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 359 (93.2) | – | 2 (0.5) | 2 (0.5) | 22 (5.7) |
Urine incontinence | 6.8 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 359 (93.2) | – | – | 1 (0.3) | 25 (6.5) |
Headache | 6.0 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 362 (94.0) | – | 3 (0.8) | 3 (0.8) | 17 (4.4) |
Fever | 5.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 365 (94.8) | – | – | 1 (0.3) | 19 (4.9) |
Abdominal swelling | 4.9 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 366 (95.1) | – | – | 2 (0.5) | 17 (4.4) |
Diarrhoea | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 377 (97.9) | – | 2 (0.5) | – | 6 (1.6) |
Insomnia | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 377 (97.9) | – | 1 (0.3) | 1 (0.3) | 6 (1.6) |
Leg swelling | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 377 (97.9) | – | 2 (0.5) | 5 (1.3) | 1 (0.3) |