Predictors of health-related quality of life in patients with colorectal cancer

Table 2 Clinically meaningful change in HRQL* from the initial to follow-up surveys

Change in HRQL	TOI		SWB		EWB
	n (%)	mean (SD)	n (%)	mean (SD)	n (%)	mean (SD)
Meaningful Decline	161 (32.5)	-11.0 (6.2)	167 (33.7)	-5.2 (3.2)	130 (26.2)	-4.5 (2.7)
About the same	163 (32.9)	.07 (2.0)	193 (38.9)	-.15 (.85)	236 (47.6)	.05 (.70)
Meaningful Improvement	172 (34.7)	10.5 (7.3)	125 (25.2)	4.2 (2.4)	130 (26.2)	3.8 (2.2)

HRQL, Health-related Quality of Life; TOI, Trial Outcome Index-Colorectal; SWB, Social/family Well-being; EWB, Emotional Well-being
*Clinically meaningful change is at least 4 points for the TOI and at least 2 points for SWB and EWB.

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