Clinical Study
Skin Reactions and Quality of Life after X-Ray Therapy of Basal Cell Carcinoma
Table 2
Change in DLQI and subcategories over time among 25 BCC patients treated by X-ray.
| Question | Baseline (A) | 2 weeks after treatment (B) | 3 months after treatment (C) | value* | A-B | B-C | A-C |
| (1) Symptoms and feelings | | |
0.3 ± 0.7 | 0.098 | 0.004* | 0.093 | (2) Daily activities | | | | 1.000 | 0.157 | 0.157 | (3) Leisure | | | | 0.480 | 0.129 | 0.180 | (4) Work and school | | | | 1.000 | 0.317 | 0.317 | (5) Personal relations | | | | 0.157 | 1.000 | 0.157 | (6) Treatment | | | | 1.000 | 1.157 | 1.157 |
| Total DLQI | | | | 0.412 | 0.002* | 0.024* |
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Mean score ±SD, Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test, sig. (2-tailed), *Significant.
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