Assessment of Nutritional Status, Digestion and Absorption, and Quality of Life in Patients with Locally Advanced Pancreatic Cancer

Table 4

Results of the QoL assessment by GIQLI in 13 patients with LAPC.

GIQLI	Total item score median (IQR)	Score range	Mean sum as % of maximum score	Mean item score median (IQR)	Number of items in the GIQLI
Total^1	102 (82.5–118.5)	0–144	71	2.8 (2.3–3.3)	36
Physical well-being^2	25.5 (16.8–30.0)	0–40	65	2.6 (1.7–3.0)	10
Gastrointestinal digestion^2	31 (20–34)	0–40	78	3.1 (2.0–3.4)	10
Gastrointestinal defecation^2	20 (17.5–22)	0–24	83	3.3 (2.9–3.7)	6
Mental well-being^1	12 (10–13.3)	0–20	60	2.40 (2.00–2.65)	5

¹: one patient did not return the questionnaire and 3 patients did return incomplete questionnaires for subscale mental well-being. ²: one patient did not return the questionnaire and 1 patient returned an incomplete questionnaire for subscales physical well-being, gastrointestinal digestion and gastrointestinal defecation.