Table 2 EORTC QLQ-C30 quality of life scores
| Â | Absolute baseline QOL scores | Six weeks after hospital discharge (change) | Three months after surgery (change) | Six months after surgery (change) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Int (n = 20) | Cont (n = 21) | Int (n = 20) | Cont (n = 21) | Int (n = 18) | Cont (n = 20) | Int (n = 16) | Cont (n = 20) | |
Global QOL | 74 (22) | 80 (17) | −20 (37) | −21 (16) | −17 (29) | −21 (22) | −5 (25) | −7 (18) |
Physical | 92 (10) | 93 (15) | −27 (20) | −21 (20) | −22 (21) | −17 (21) | −17 (21) | −9 (21) |
Role | 85 (23) | 90 (22) | −47 (31) | −41 (28) | −43 (31) | −36 (28) | −17 (31) | −19 (37) |
Cognitive | 84 (20) | 91 (16) | −9 (28) | −6 (17) | −5 (28) | −2 (18) | −13 (25) | −6 (16) |
Emotional | 77 (22) | 83 (20) | −2 (17) | −4 (19) | −1 (15) | −7 (15) | 1 (19) | −3 (16) |
Social | 87 (24) | 86 (24) | −34 (39) | −34 (29) | −34 (42) | −24 (29) | −13 (30) | −15 (33) |
Fatigue | 13 (14) | 17 (29) | 37 (26) | 28 (25) | 34 (32) | 27 (23) | 27 (27) | 16 (28) |
Nausea & vomiting | 9 (21) | 8 (23) | 19 (42) | 10 (31) | 19 (39) | 19 (35) | 13 (28) | 10 (38) |
Pain | 4 (12) | 13 (21) | 24 (19) | 9 (29) | 18 (22) | 7 (28) | 15 (21) | 1 (24) |
Dyspnoea | 3 (10) | 3 (10) | 33 (31) | 19 (27) | 31 (35) | 22 (22) | 23 (23) | 10 (22) |
Sleep disturbance | 20 (29) | 13 (20) | 25 (42) | 24 (32) | 13 (43) | 12 (25) | 2 (43) | 7 (32) |
Appetite loss | 13 (29) | 19 (37) | 57 (46) | 32 (39) | 48 (50) | 25 (36) | 17 (37) | 13 (48) |
Constipation | 10 (19) | 17 (34) | −5 (16) | −2 (41) | 7 (27) | 8 (43) | 0 (21) | −3 (40) |
Diarrhoea | 0 (0) | 5 (12) | 13 (20) | 21 (29) | 15 (21) | 22 (27) | 25 (26) | 15 (20) |
Financial impact | 27 (40) | 19 (31) | −3 (34) | 9 (26) | −4 (32) | 10 (27) | −6 (37) | 7 (30) |