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Table 3 Scores of QOL in paired 95 patients at two time points

From: Association of financial status and the quality of life in Chinese women with recurrent ovarian cancer

Outcomes

Baseline

Follow-up

P values

QLQ-C30

 Physical functioning

77.2 ± 17.2

74.1 ± 14.8

0.039

 Role functioning

75.6 ± 27.5

69.6 ± 25.5

0.047

 Cognitive functioning

78.4 ± 18.2

70.9 ± 22.0

0.002

 Emotional functioning

73.0 ± 18.0

75.3 ± 17.2

0.237

 Social functioning

63.2 ± 27.0

58.6 ± 24.5

0.132

 Global health

54.2 ± 21.7

57.0 ± 18.1

0.300

 Financial difficulties

49.5 ± 33.6

51.9 ± 32.5

0.365

 Fatigue

38.4 ± 19.1

37.3 ± 17.5

0.638

 Nausea and vomiting

9.1 ± 15.1

15.1 ± 18.0

0.003

 Pain

22.5 ± 24.2

20.0 ± 15.1

0.367

 Dyspnea

15.1 ± 21.6

17.5 ± 21.1

0.320

 Insomnia

34.4 ± 19.1

29.4 ± 26.2

0.001

 Appetite loss

18.9 ± 23.1

26.3 ± 24.3

0.033

 Constipation

20.0 ± 31.7

20.4 ± 27.6

0.912

 Diarrhea

7.4 ± 13.9

6.3 ± 14.0

0.580

QLQ-OV28

 Body image

48.4 ± 24.6

45.6 ± 28.4

0.386

 Sexual functioning

3.5 ± 8.7

3.0 ± 9.7

0.567

 Attitude toward disease/treatment

60.4 ± 26.6

55.9 ± 27.2

0.110

 Abdominal symptoms

19.6 ± 16.1

17.7 ± 14.2

0.287

 Neurological symptoms

30.2 ± 22.0

31.2 ± 21.9

0.681

 Menopausal symptoms

15.1 ± 17.5

17.9 ± 17.0

0.138

 Other side-effects

15.5 ± 13.1

18.8 ± 13.3

0.029