Table 5 Domain scores (Mean ± SD) in different RT stages

Function

7.90 ± 1.70

4.91 ± 1.68

6.31 ± 1.58

6.72 ± 1.54

6.81 ± 1.65

<0.001

Emotion

7.03 ± 1.55

6.00 ± 1.46

6.08 ± 1.27

6.19 ± 1.32

6.27 ± 1.45

0.002

Family

7.69 ± 1.46

6.30 ± 1.04

6.79 ± 1.16

7.16 ± 1.12

6.91 ± 1.27

<0.001

General

8.13 ± 1.56

6.79 ± 1.47

7.04 ± 1.65

6.87 ± 1.71

6.57 ± 1.83

<0.001

Pain

8.08 ± 2.59

4.66 ± 3.25

6.73 ± 3.03

7.93 ± 2.29

7.83 ± 2.33

<0.001

Swallow

8.00 ± 2.12

5.99 ± 1.81

6.41 ± 1.56

6.73 ± 1.80

7.02 ± 1.80

<0.001

Saliva

5.24 ± 3.16

3.07 ± 2.13

2.84 ± 1.93

3.13 ± 2.37

3.44 ± 2.29

<0.001

Appearance

7.56 ± 3.27

5.72 ± 2.31

6.33 ± 2.76

6.62 ± 2.97

6.86 ± 2.92

0.042

Speech

8.62 ± 2.38

7.39 ± 2.96

7.62 ± 2.81

8.04 ± 2.64

7.42 ± 2.81

0.148

Taste

7.40 ± 3.40

3.41 ± 3.54

5.67 ± 3.44

6.06 ± 3.06

6.62 ± 3.20

<0.001

Cough

9.02 ± 1.89

6.44 ± 3.09

7.39 ± 2.87

8.22 ± 2.39

7.46 ± 2.69

<0.001