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Table 3 Mean baseline questionnaire scores for the total cohort

From: Patient-reported outcomes in patients with hematological relapse or progressive disease: a longitudinal observational study

Health-related quality of life domains

Mean scores at baseline (± SD)

(N = 90)

EORTC-QLQ-C30

Global health status

59.3 (± 24.0)

Physical functioning

78.1 (± 21.0)

Role functioning

64.8 (± 30.7)

Emotional functioning

79.3 (± 18.2)

Cognitive functioning

83.5 (± 18.4)

Social functioning

80.1 (± 23.6)

Fatigue

40.6 (± 26.7)

Nausea and vomiting

8.7 (± 16.8)

Pain

23.9 (± 26.9)

Dyspnea

17.6 (± 23.1)

Insomnia

25.5 (± 29.7)

Appetite loss

20.0 (± 29.9)

Constipation

9.7 (± 20.2)

Diarrhea

16.3 (± 26.6)

Financial difficulties

4.5 (± 13.5)

HADS

Anxiety

4.7 (± 3.2)

Depression

3.5 (± 3.0)

  1. N, number of patients; SD, standard deviation; EORTC, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer; HADS, Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale. Each EORTC domain is scored from 0 to 100, and a higher score indicates better global health status, better functioning, or more severe symptoms, respectively. For HADS, the possible scores range from 0 to 21 for both scales, and a low score indicates a low level of anxiety or depression
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