Table 1 Means and Standard Deviations for QOL Indicators of Patients with Prostate Cancer Receiving IMRT + HDR or IMRT + seed implantation
From: Quality of life of men treated with brachytherapies for prostate cancer
Treatment groups | HDR | seed implantation | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Scale Sum | Scale Mean | Scale Sum | Scale Mean |
| Â | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) |
Measure | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Stress | 15.2 (9.3) | 1.04 (.65) | 15.4 (8.7) | 1.20 (.72) |
Mood | 2.82 (5.0) | .42 (.63) | 3.4 (5.8) | .48 (.78) |
Anxiety | 2.7 (5.3) | 0.26 (.56) | 2.6 (4.6) | 0.30 (.54) |
PFC | 25.8 (12.5) | 0.10 (.51) | 24.7 (13.7) | 1.06 (.56) |
EFC | 13.2 (8.7) | 0.70 (.48) | 14.3 (8.2) | 0.79 (.45) |
Positive attitude | 52.5 (14.2) | 3.63 (1.09) | 49.8 (13.7) | 3.51 (.98) |
Stress Reduction | 16.1 (6.7) | 2.63 (.94) | 15.7 (7.1) | 2.82 (1.02) |
Making decisions | 10.0 (3.7) | 3.23 (1.27) | 9.6 (4.0) | 3.20 (1.5) |
Urinary symptoms | 6.9 (.77) | 1.67 (2.0) | 5.8 (.40) | 1.37 (3.1) |
Bowel symptoms | 4.0 (.56) | 1.29 (1.3) | 3.8 (.39) | 1.25 (1.9) |
Sexual symptoms | 6.2 (.91) | 2.03 (2.6) | 6.8 (1.0) | 2.12 (2.9) |
Physical function | 24.8 (5.8) | Â | 26.3 (3.4) | Â |
Role-physical | 7.0 (1.5) | Â | 6.7 (1.6) | Â |
Role-emotional | 5.5 (1.0) | Â | 5.4 (1.0) | Â |
Bodily pain | 10.2 (2.3) | Â | 10.0 (2.0) | Â |
Vitality | 16.8 (4.3) | Â | 16.3 (4.8) | Â |
Social function | 9.0 (1.7) | Â | 8.8 (1.5) | Â |
Mental health | 25.5 (3.9) | Â | 24.3 (4.6) | Â |
General health | 20.1 (3.4) | Â | 19.1 (3.4) | Â |