Table 2 Prevalence and intensity of symptoms as rated by patients and health care providers
Symptom assessments | Wilcoxon signed-rank testa | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intensity | None | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Total | ||
Absolute number (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N | ||
Pain | Patient | 124 (6.4) | 508 (26.4) | 799 (41.5) | 492 (25.6) | 1923 | -18.5 b |
Provider | 253 (13.1) | 761 (39.5) | 691 (35.8) | 223 (11.6) | 1928 | ||
Fatigue c | Patient | 142 (7.4) | 423 (21.9) | 634 (32.8) | 731 (37.9) | 1930 | -18.3 b |
Provider | 230 (11.9) | 661 (34.3) | 741 (38.5) | 294 (15.3) | 1926 | ||
Generalized weakness | Patient | 153 (8.0) | 517 (27.0) | 712 (37.1) | 536 (27.9) | 1918 | -16.1 b |
Provider | 281 (14.6) | 740 (38.3) | 635 (32.9) | 275 (14.2) | 1931 | ||
Anorexia | Patient | 510 (26.5) | 504 (26.2) | 477 (24.8) | 432 (22.5) | 1923 | -20.2 b |
Provider | 910 (47.4) | 535 (27.9) | 322 (16.8) | 154 (8.0) | 1921 | ||
Depression | Patient | 639 (33.4) | 683 (35.7) | 397 (20.8) | 192 (10.0) | 1911 | -16.8 b |
Provider | 966 (50.1) | 644 (33.4) | 263 (13.6) | 57 (3.0) | 1930 | ||
Constipation | Patient | 583 (30.3) | 476 (24.8) | 471 (24.5) | 392 (20.4) | 1911 | -17.2 b |
Provider | 856 (44.4) | 487 (25.3) | 393 (20.4) | 192 (10.0) | 1928 | ||
Poor sleep | Patient | 735 (38.2) | 572 (29.7) | 409 (21.2) | 209 (10.9) | 1925 | -13.8 b |
Provider | 976 (50.8) | 554 (28.8) | 309 (16.1) | 84 (4.4) | 1923 | ||
Dyspnea | Patient | 801 (41.7) | 552 (28.7) | 362 (18.8) | 208 (10.8) | 1923 | -18.5 b |
Provider | 1199 (62.1) | 414 (21.5) | 219 (11.3) | 98 (5.1) | 1930 | ||
Nausea | Patient | 871 (45.2) | 530 (27.5) | 342 (17.7) | 184 (9.5) | 1927 | -18.0 b |
Provider | 1222 (63.3) | 439 (22.7) | 207 (10.7) | 62 (3.2) | 1930 | ||
Vomiting | Patient | 1317 (68.3) | 351 (18.2) | 161 (8.4) | 99 (5.1) | 1928 | -16.2 b |
Provider | 1635 (84.7) | 182 (9.4) | 83 (4.3) | 30 (1.6) | 1930 | ||
Diarrhea | Patient | 1334 (69.6) | 313 (16.3) | 183 (9.5) | 88 (4.6) | 1918 | -16.5 b |
Provider | 1664 (86.2) | 157 (8.1) | 84 (4.4) | 26 (1.3) | 1931 | ||