Table 3 Means scores of Symptoms of life quality in groups before and after the intervention (as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30)
Symptom Scores | Time | Before intervention | After intervention | 2 months after intervention | Time | Group | Time/group |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Groups | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |  |  | P |
Fatigue | Case | 25.62 ± 19.00 | 19.04 ± 15.87 | 8.61 ± 12.88 | * | .149 |  |
|  | Control | 22.44 ± 21.35 | 23.11 ± 21.62 | 23.77 ± 21.99 | .001 |  | .001 |
Nausea and vomiting | Case | 20.76 ± 18.36 | 19.95 ± 17.68 | 17.00 ± 19.09 | * |  |  |
|  | Control | 12.33 ± 20.42 | 11.00 ± 18.93 | 11.33 ± 19.17 | 0.297 | .116 | .320 |
Pain | Case | 21.42 ± 23.07 | 20.40 ± 22.63 | 19.04 ± 21.24 |  |  | * |
|  | Control | 23.80 ± 24.05 | 24.82 ± 24.56 | 24.79 ± 85.06 | .247 | .386 | .039 |
Insomnia | Case | 31.29 ± 35.62 | 21.76 ± 25.04 | 10.88 ± 18.49 | * | .547 | * |
|  | Control | 16.00 ± 27.13 | 16.66 ± 29.35 | 17.33 ± 27.13 | .001 |  | .001 |
Appetite loss | Case | 7.48 ± 19.56 | 4.08 ± 12.96 | .680 ± 4.76 |  |  | * |
|  | Control | 4.08 ± 14.64 | 5.44 ± 18.44 | 6.1 ± 21.16 | .1840 | .711 | .005 |
Constipation | Case | 29.93 ± 36.79 | 30.61 ± 37.16 | 28.57 ± 35.35 | .247 | .146 | .076 |
|  | Control | 18.05 ± 30.71 | 20.83 ± 31.97 | 20.13 ± 32.06 |  |  |  |
Dyspnea | Case | 7.48 ± 17.03 | 6.12 ± 14.7 | 5.42 ± 14.18 | .814 | .373 | .167 |
|  | Control | 8.66 ± 14.76 | 9.33 ± 16.55 | 10.00 ± 16.83 |  |  |  |
Financial difficulties | Case | 36.11 ± 34.26 | 38.19 ± 35.05 | 36.80 ± 33.14 |  |  |  |
|  | Control | 33.33 ± 32.25 | 34.72 ± 32.94 | 35.41 ± 33.26 | .132 | .707 | .608 |