Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Lung Cancer Applying Integrative Oncology Concepts in a Certified Cancer Centre
Table 3
Summary of the questionnaire score at baseline.
Mean
(SD)
(IQR)
(IQR)ref1
Global health status/QoL
QL
49.40
23.80
33.0–67.0
41.7–66.7
Physical functioning
PF
58.92
24.67
40.0–80.0
46.7–86.7
Role functioning
RF
48.48
32.53
17.0–67.0
33.3–83.3.
Emotional functioning
EF
54.80
27.34
33.0–75.0
50–83.3
Cognitive functioning
CF
74.08
24.05
67.0–100.0
66.7–100
Social functioning
SF
53.64
33.05
33.0–83.0
50–100
Fatigue
FA
56.46
29.48
33.0–78.0
22.2–66.7
Nausea and vomiting
NV
14.57
21.99
0–25.0
0–16.7
Pain
PA
36.59
33.69
0–58.5
0–66.7
Dyspnoea
DY
59.78
36.22
33.0–100.0
0–66.7
Insomnia
SL
43.72
35.22
0–67.0
0–66.7
Appetite loss
AP
40.97
37.44
0–67.0
0–66.7
Constipation
CO
27.94
36.43
0–50.0
0–33.3
Diarrhoea
DI
15.67
28.95
0–33.0
0–0
Financial difficulties
FI
29.10
33.89
0–50.0
0–33.3
Summary of the 15 scale scores of the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire at baseline for all-stage lung cancer patients (n = 87) and comparison to EORTC QLQ-C30 reference values for lung cancer. 1Reference values provided by the EORTC Quality of Life Group Members and others of the QLQ-C30 [15]. QOL, quality of life; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range.
