Journal of Patient-Reported Outcomes

Table 3 Comparison of EORTC QLQ-30 scores and HADS scores at Time 1 and Time 2

From: Inclusion of information technology-based assessments of health-related quality of life in routine oncology practice in Uruguay

	Time 1	Time 2	Time 2 vs 1
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD	p
EORTC QLQ-30 Scores
Global Health Index*	68.81	25.35	65.53	16.12	ns
Emotional functioning*	70.48	23.51	72.73	24.16	ns
Performing social roles*	78.57	25.98	80.30	26.54	ns
Physical functioning*	82.67	17.65	82.74	17.90	ns
Cognitive functioning*	84.76	20.76	86.35	14.21	ns
Social functioning*	83.34	19.79	81.05	24.28	ns
Financial problems*	30.47	30.65	31.81	24.08	ns
Fatigue**	34.91	24.28	31.81	25.78	ns
Nausea and vomiting**	6.19	12.83	8.33	14.31	ns
Dyspnoea**	17.14	31.69	19.69	31.97	ns
Anorexia**	15.23	28.40	12.11	19.36	ns
Insomnia**	28.56	30.41	27.27	30.24	ns
Constipation**	18.09	30.62	21.21	26.32	ns
Diarrhea**	10.47	23.94	16.67	30.44	ns
HADS Scores
Depression Scale***	377	301	473	383	ns
Anxiety Scale***	626	391	495	405	ns

EORTC QLQ-30 European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer-Quality of Life Questionnaire-C30, ns non-statistically significant
^*Score range 0–100, higher scores indicating better performance
^**Score range 0–100, higher scores indicating more severe symptom
^***Score range 0–21, higher scores indicating more sever symptom

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