Occupational Therapy International

Research Article

The Association between ADL Ability and Quality of Life among People with Advanced Cancer

Table 1

Summary of participant characteristics.
CharacteristicsTotal
EORTC 3‡
(27)		EORTC 4‡
(30)		EORTC 5‡
(25)		EORTC 6‡
(18)
Age, median (range)167 (36-89)67 (38-86)67 (36-82)67 (43-80)66 (55-89)
Gender     
 Women, (%)56 (52)17 (59)21 (64)14 (52)4 (21)
 Men52 (48)12 (41)12 (36)13 (48)15 (79)
Living in cohabitation     
 Yes, (%)70 (65)19 (66)21 (64)18 (67)12 (63)
 No38 (35)10 (44)12 (36)9 (33)7 (37)
ADL-I (logits)1,2     
 Low [<1.64], (%)37 (35)11 (38)15 (45)7 (26)4 (21)
 Low [<1.64], median [range]1.06 [-0.74–1.64]    
 Middle [1.64–2.37], (%)35 (32)8 (28)11 (33)11 (41)5 (26)
 Middle [1.64–2.37], median [range]2.04 [1.68–2.37]    
 High [>2.37], (%)36 (33)10 (34)7 (22)9 (33)10 (53)
 High [>2.37], median [range]3.29 [2.46–6.22]    
AMPS ADL motor (logits)1,2     
 Low [<1], (%)48 (44)15 (52)19 (58)10 (37)4 (21)
 Low [<1], median [range]0.53 [-2.04–0.99]    
 Middle [1–1.5], (%)30 (28)6 (21)9 (27)11 (41)4 (21)
 Middle [1–1.5], median [range]1.31 [1.01–1.49]    
 High [>1.5], (%)30 (28)8 (27)5 (15)6 (22)11 (58)
 High [>1.5], median [range]1.94 [1.53–2.52]    
AMPS ADL process (logits)1,2     
 Low [<0.7], (%)22 (20)9 (32)7 (22)4 (15)2 (10)
 Low [<0.7], median [range]0.41 [-1.85–0.67]    
 Middle [0.7–1], (%)40 (37)10 (34)14 (42)10 (37)6 (32)
 Middle [0.7–1], median [range]0.87 [0.71–0.98]    
 High [>1], (%)46 (43)10 (34)12 (36)13 (48)11 (58)
 High [>1], median [range]1.14 [1–2.11]    
ADL-I: ADL Interview; AMPS: Assessment of Motor and Process Skills; ‡EORTC-QLQ-C30: European Organization for Research Treatment of Cancer Core Quality of Life Questionnaire. Item #30 “Global Quality of Life” is rated on an ordinal scale ranging from 1 (very poor) to 7 (excellent). The EORTC-scale categories 1, 2, and 7 are excluded due to very low numbers to fit in the statistical model. Data presented as the number () of subjects and percentage (%). 1Based on the median and range due to lack of normal distribution in data. 2Linear measures of self-reported (ADL-I) and observed (AMPS) qualities of ADL task performance expressed in Rasch-based logistically transformed units (logits).