Table 6 Health-related quality of life at baseline and post-exercise intervention for both surgical-oncology groups combined
EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire┼ | Baseline | Post-intervention | Mean difference (95% CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Global health status | 71.4 (17.2) | 81.5 (14.4) | − 10.6 (− 19.6, − 1.6) | 0.023* |
Physical functioning | 93.9 (9.2) | 93.6 (9.1) | 0.3 (− 2, 2.6) | 0.792 |
Role functioning | 92.4 (16.8) | 90.9 (16.8) | − 1.7 (− 11.1,7.8) | 0.716 |
Emotional functioning | 74.3 (23.2) | 84.8 (11.7) | − 11.3 (− 21.2, − 1.4) | 0.027* |
Cognitive functioning | 91.3 (13.2) | 94.9 (9.3) | − 3.8 (− 9.8, 2.2) | 0.204 |
Social functioning | 87.0 (23) | 91.3 (12.2) | − 4.5 (− 13.7,4.6) | 0.315 |
Functional functioning | 97.8 (2.8) | 98.1 (1.9) | − 0.3 (− 1.3,0.8) | 0.614 |
Fatigue | 19.2 (17.6) | 20.6 (25.8) | 1.9 (− 13.7, 17.4) | 0.805 |
Nausea/vomiting/pain | 5.5 (6.7) | 3.3 (4.5) | 2.2 (0.2, 4.1) | 0.030* |
EQ-5D questionnaireǂ | ||||
Mobility | 0.492 | |||
No problems | 18 (82) | 22 (100) | ||
Slight problems | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | ||
Moderate problems | 2 (9) | 0 (0) | ||
Severe problems | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | ||
Usual Activities | 0.213 | |||
No problems | 16 (73) | 19 (86) | ||
Slight problems | 4 (18) | 2 (9) | ||
Moderate problems | 2 (9) | 1 (5) | ||
Self-care (washing/dressing) | ||||
No problems | 22 (100) | 22 (100) | ||
Pain/discomfort | 0.266 | |||
None | 17 (77) | 14 (64) | ||
Slight | 3 (14) | 8 (36) | ||
Moderate | 2 (9) | 0 (4) | ||
Anxiety/depression | 0.492 | |||
None | 12 (55) | 13 (59) | ||
Slight | 10 (45) | 9 (41) | ||
Health scale | 73.5 (15.7) | 83.4 (11.7) | − 9.3 (− 15.6, − 3.1) | 0.006* |