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Table 2 Descriptive statistics for the QLQ-C30 scales and the anchor items (n = 548)

From: Thresholds for clinical importance for four key domains of the EORTC QLQ-C30: physical functioning, emotional functioning, fatigue and pain

 

Physical Functioning

Emotional Functioning

Fatigue

Pain

Mean (SD)

73.9 (23.8)

73.0 (24.5)

41.8 (27.6)

24.3 (28.8)

Burden:

 not at all

29.2 %

43.4 %

27.3 %

57.2 %

 a little

37.0 %

35.2 %

40.5 %

25.1 %

 quite a bit

24.8 %

14.2 %

23.0 %

13.5 %

 very much

9.1 %

7.2 %

9.2 %

4.2 %

Limitation:

 not at all

28.8 %

57.6 %

29.1 %

59.0 %

 a little

38.1 %

25.5 %

36.5 %

23.1 %

 quite a bit

22.0 %

11.3 %

26.3 %

13.9 %

 very much

11.1 %

5.7 %

8.1 %

4.1 %

Need for help:

 no help

57.1 %

66.9 %

59.7 %

71.4 %

 little help (family)

21.8 %

17.0 %

23.3 %

13.1 %

 quite a bit of help (family)

14.8 %

8.3 %

12.6 %

5.9 %

 professional help

6.3 %

7.8 %

4.4 %

9.6 %

Prevalence TMCI

77.7 %

61.1 %

77.3 %

47.5 %

Prevalence TCI

41.7 %

28.0 %

39.2 %

24.1 %

Effect size TCIa

1.56

1.69

1.80

2.33

  1. aEffect size given as Cohen’s d for comparing negative and positive cases as defined by the criteria for moderate/severe problems