Table 5 Score of quality of life domains of older patients with cancer in palliative care
From: Effect of chocolate on older patients with cancer in palliative care: a randomised controlled study
DOMAINS | STUDY BASELINE | END OF STUDY | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean ± standard deviation | Mean ± standard deviation | |||||
CG | IG1 | IG2 | CG | IG1 | IG2 | |
n = 15 | n = 16 | n = 15 | n = 15 | n = 15 | n = 15 | |
Global health status | 83.9 ± 16.2 | 79.7 ± 12.9 | 75.6 ± 17.1 | 79.4 ± 23.1 | 83.3 ± 11.4 | 82.2 ± 16.3 |
Functional | 83.6 ± 12.4 | 75.6 ± 17.3 β | 82.1 ± 14.2 | 82.1 ± 13.5 | 82.7 ± 8.9 | 83.1 ± 17.0 |
Physical functioning | 84.0 ± 15.3 | 72.5 ± 19.2 | 84.9 ± 16.4 | 84.9 ± 18.4 | 80.0 ± 18.0 | 82.7 ± 22.4 |
Role functioning | 94.4 ± 12.1* | 60.4 ± 37.5**∞ | 82.2 ± 24.8 | 82.2 ± 29.9 | 83.3 ± 20.9 | 88.9 ± 24.1 |
Emotional functioning | 77.8 ± 28.1 | 82.8 ± 25.4 | 74.4 ± 23.2 | 73.9 ± 30.5 | 78.9 ± 16.9 | 75.0 ± 27.6 |
Cognitive functioning | 78.9 ± 23.1 | 86.5 ± 17.5 | 82.2 ± 24.0 | 87.8 ± 14.7 | 90.0 ± 12.3 | 87.8 ± 18.3 |
Social functioning | 87.8 ± 24.8 | 72.9 ± 28.5 δ∞ | 90.0 ± 18.7 | 85.6 ± 27.4 | 88.9 ± 13.6 | 90.0 ± 16.4 |
Symptom | 9.6 ± 9.5 α | 18.3 ± 11.6 | 14.0 ± 14.4 | 12.0 ± 12.0 | 14.9 ± 10.2 | 12.0 ± 13.5 |