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Table 3 Baseline responses to EORTC QLQ-C30

From: Patient reported outcomes of symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients treated with palliative pelvic radiation: a pilot study

    

Not

at all

(n)

A

little

(n)

Quite

a bit

(n)

Very

much

(n)

1. Do you have any trouble doing strenuous activities like

carrying a heavy shopping bag or a suitcase?

6

8

5

2

2. Do you have any trouble taking a long walk?

7

4

5

5

3. Do you have any trouble taking a short walk?

14

3

2

2

4. Do you need to stay in bed or a chair during the day?

5

6

7

3

5. Do you need help with eating, dressing, washing yourself

or using the toilet?

21

0

0

0

During the past week:

    

6. Were you limited in doing either your work or other daily

activities?

4

9

4

4

7. Were you limited in pursuing your hobbies or other

leisure time activities?

5

6

4

5

8. Were you short of breath?

14

1

6

0

9. Have you had pain?

6

5

8

2

10. Did you need to rest?

1

9

8

3

11. Have you had trouble sleeping?

11

5

3

2

12. Have you felt weak?

5

8

5

3

13. Have you lacked appetite?

10

6

3

2

14. Have you felt nauseated?

15

4

2

0

15. Have you vomited?

17

3

0

0

16. Have you been constipated?

8

8

2

3

17. Have you had diarrhea?

14

4

2

1

18. Were you tired?

3

9

6

3

19. Did pain interfere with your daily activities?

7

5

5

4

20. Have you had difficulty in concentrating on things, like

reading a newspaper or watching television?

18

2

1

0

21. Did you feel tense?

14

5

1

1

22. Did you worry?

11

8

1

1

23. Did you feel irritable?

13

5

3

0

24. Did you feel depressed?

11

7

2

0

25. Have you had difficulty remembering things?

13

5

3

0

26. Has your physical condition or medical treatment

interfered with your family life?

10

4

6

1

27. Has your physical condition or medical treatment

interfered with your social activities?

6

7

6

2

28. Has your physical condition or medical treatment

caused you financial difficulties?

20

1

0

0

 

Very

poor

     

Excell-

ent

 

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

29. How would you rate your overall

health during the past week? (n)

0

1

7

5

2

4

2

30. How would you rate your overall

quality of life during the past week? (n)

0

1

4

5

4

5

2

  1. As answered at baseline by 21 of the 22 included patients. There were three single-item omissions (questions 7, 15 and 24) among these 21 responders.