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Table 6 Pain over the course and emotional distress according to QSC-R10 questionnaire

From: Quality of life, fatigue and local response of patients with unstable spinal bone metastases under radiation therapy - a prospective trial

 

n

mean

SD

QSC-R10

baseline (t0)

30

21.90

10,81

3 months (t2)

24

18.88

9,25

Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 months p = 0.108

Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 months = 0.29

Visual analog scale

baseline (t0)

30

51.7

20.0

3 months (t2)

24

40.7

22.0

Treatment effect (t0-t2) after 3 months p < 0.001

Effect size (t0-t2) after 3 months = 0.83