Health-Related Quality of Life among Women Breast Cancer Patients in Eastern China

Table 2

Quality of life scores for all participants (n=608).

EORTC Item	Mean score	SD	Median
Panel A: QLQ-C30 Questionnaire
Global Health Status	53.8	14.7	50.0
Functional Scales
Physical functioning	75.5	17.2	80.0
Role functioning	77.4	25.5	83.3
Emotional functioning	74.2	19.7	75.0
Cognitive functioning	76.9	19.5	83.3
Social functioning	69.9	24.6	66.7
Symptom Scales
Fatigue	34.0	18.1	33.3
Nausea and vomiting	19.0	21.5	16.7
Diarrhoea	10.4	18.9	0.0
Financial difficulties	34.6	28.7	33.3
Pain	28.9	19.9	33.3
Dyspnoea	17.2	22.2	0.0
Insomnia	31.4	24.4	33.3
Appetite loss	24.1	25.3	33.3
Constipation	24.6	26.4	33.3
Panel B: QLQ-BR23 Questionnaire
Functional Scales
Body image	64.9	25.0	66.7
Sexual functioning	89.0	15.9	100.0
Future perspective	51.5	31.4	66.7
Sexual enjoyment	88.3	19.6	100.0
Symptom Scales
Systemic therapy side effects	24.7	16.9	23.8
Breast symptoms	17.1	19.8	8.3
Arm symptoms	20.2	19.6	16.7
Upset by hair loss	38.6	30.3	33.3

SD, standard deviation