Early Stage Oropharyngeal Carcinomas: Comparing Quality of Life for Different Treatment Modalities
Table 5
Comparing OP with OPRT and OP + adj—scale group 2 (percent within therapy group).
Item
OP
OPRT
OP + adj
OP versus OPRT P/Phi
OP versus OP + adj P/Phi
Score 0
>0
0
>0
0
>0
Fatigue
30.8
69.2
30.3
69.7
32.9
67.1
NS
NS
Nausea
96.2
3.8
72.7
27.3
76.5
23.5
0.017/0.310
0.025/0.213
Pain
65.4
34.6
33.3
66.7
40.0
60.0
0.014/0.319
0.023/0.216
Dyspnea
57.7
42.3
66.7
33.3
64.7
35.3
NS
NS
Insomnia
53.8
46.2
60.0
40.0
60.0
40.0
NS
NS
Appetite loss
84.6
15.4
69.7
30.3
71.8
28.2
NS
NS
Constipation
76.9
23.1
72.7
27.3
78.8
21.2
NS
NS
Diarrhea
76.9
23.1
78.8
21.2
83.5
16.5
NS
NS
Financial problems
88.5
11.5
63.6
36.4
62.4
37.6
0.030/0.283
0.012/0.238
HN pain
53.8
46.2
42.4
57.6
40.0
60.0
NS
NS
HN speech
73.1
26.9
33.3
66.7
45.9
54.1
0.002/0.395
0.015/0.231
HN social eating
65.4
34.6
27.3
72.7
25.9
74.1
0.003/0.381
<0.001/0.350
HN social contact
76.9
23.1
51.5
48.2
60.0
40.0
0.045/0.261
NS
HN teeth*
68.0
32.0
53.3
46.7
57.0
43.0
NS
NS
HN opening mouth*
72.0
28.0
43.3
56.7
44.3
55.7
0.033/0.288
0.016/0.237
HN sticky saliva*
72.0
28.0
26.7
73.3
29.1
70.9
0.001/0.470
<0.001/0.375
HN coughed*
52.0
48.0
50.0
50.0
41.8
58.2
NS
NS
HN felt ill*
72.0
28.0
80.0
20.0
73.4
26.6
NS
NS
HN pain killers
61.5
38.5
66.7
33.3
54.1
45.9
NS
NS
HN feeding tube
88.5
11.5
90.0
10.0
91.8
8.2
NS
NS
HN weight loss
76.9
23.1
83.3
16.7
85.9
14.1
NS
NS
HN weight gain
73.1
26.9
83.3
16.7
89.4
10.6
NS
0.045/−0.200
Items were calculated with a total of 7 missings. This is due to a systematic error described more closely in Materials and Methods section. NS: results are statistically not significant.
