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Table 4 Mean values and standard deviations for the EORTC QLQ-C30 scales and single items for the total sample (N=101), women (n=81) and men (n=20)

From: Health-related quality of life and needs of care and support of adult Tanzanians with cancer: a mixed-methods study

 

Total sample

Women

Men

Physical functiona

53.5 (21.8)

54.3 (21.5)

49.5 (23.3)

Role functiona

47.8 (35.3)

49.4 (35.6)

40.4 (34.4)

Emotional functiona

71.8 (28.5)

71.4 (29.2)

75.4 (25.1)

Social functiona

39.0 (33.6)

41.3 (34.8)

29.8 (28.1)

Cognitive functiona

64.0 (23.8)

65.4 (25.0)

58.8 (17.9)

Global health/QOLa

49.5 (22.4)

50.5 (22.5)

45.6 (22.5)

Fatigueb

52.9 (27.6)

52.1 (27.0)

56.4 (31.1)

Nausea and vomitingb

30.0 (32.2)

31.0 (32.2)

25.4 (33.5)

Painb

61.7 (27.8)

60.8 (28.0)

65.8 (28.0)

Dyspnoeab

22.0 (33.6)

21.3 (32.4)

26.3 (39.4)

Insomniab

42.7 (39.7)

40.0 (40.9)

54.4 (33.7)

Appetite lossb

38.5 (37.9)

39.9 (38.5)

31.6 (36.0)

Constipationb

40.3 (39.4)

40.0 (39.1)

40.4 (42.4)

Diarrhoeab

13.3 (24.2)

14.6 (25.5)

8.8 (18.7)

Financial difficultiesb

84.3 (47.0)

84.2 (49.5)

84.2 (37.5)

  1. arange 0–100, higher scores represent a high/healthy level of functioning and a high quality of life; brange 0–100, higher scores represent a high level of symptoms/problems.