Table 2 Quality of Life Scores among Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Survivors by Time since Radiotherapy (n = 44)
Time since End of Radiotherapy Treatment Mean ± Standard deviation | ||||||
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Item | Total (n = 44) | Cohort 1 ≤2.5 years (n = 11) | Cohort 2 >2.5–6 years (n = 13) | Cohort 3 >6–10 years (n = 9) | Cohort 4 >10 years (n = 11) | ANOVA p-value |
FACT-NP Total (0–172)a | 119.3 ± 24.7 | 98.8 ± 19.9 | 133.7 ± 18.9 | 128.5 ± 31.0 | 115.3 ± 14.4 | 0.002 |
NPC Subscore (NPCS) (0–64) | 39.7 ± 11.1 | 34.9 ± 10.5 | 46.5 ± 9.2 | 41.9 ± 13.4 | 34.7 ± 7.5 | 0.017 |
FACT-G Component (0–108) | 79.6 ± 17.0 | 63.9 ± 15.9 | 87.2 ± 11.1 | 86.6 ± 19.1 | 80.6 ± 12.7 | 0.002 |
Functional Well-being (0–28) | 19.0 ± 6.0 | 13.1 ± 4.3 | 20.1 ± 4.6 | 22.3 ± 7.3 | 21.0 ± 3.6 | <0.001 |
Emotional Well-being (0–24) | 18.3 ± 4.2 | 14.5 ± 4.0 | 20.5 ± 2.5 | 19.3 ± 4.1 | 18.7 ± 4.2 | 0.003 |
Social Well-being (0–28) | 21.2 ± 6.0 | 18.1 ± 6.4 | 23.8 ± 3.7 | 23.0 ± 5.5 | 19.9 ± 7.2 | 0.08 |
Physical Well-being (0–28) | 21.0 ± 5.7 | 18.2 ± 7.1 | 22.8 ± 5.0 | 21.9 ± 5.9 | 21.0 ± 4.4 | 0.25 |
FACT-Cog Total (0–132) | 98.9 ± 23.4 | 88.1 ± 22.9 | 113.2 ± 18.8 | 103.9 ± 20.9 | 88.9 ± 22.9 | 0.02 |
Perceived Cognitive Abilities (0–28) | 19.5 ± 5.6 | 15.8 ± 5.3 | 23.0 ± 4.9 | 20.8 ± 6.2 | 18.2 ± 3.5 | 0.01 |
Perceived Cognitive Impairments (0–72) | 54.6 ± 13.7 | 50.8 ± 14.1 | 62.3 ± 10.0 | 56.7 ± 10.4 | 47.8 ± 15.8 | 0.04 |
Impact on Quality of Life (0–16) | 11.3 ± 4.5 | 9.0 ± 5.2 | 13.5 ± 3.9 | 12.2 ± 4.5 | 10.4 ± 3.2 | 0.07 |
Comments from Others (0–16) | 13.4 ± 3.2 | 12.5 ± 3.9 | 14.4 ± 3.2 | 14.2 ± 1.6 | 12.5 ± 3.3 | 0.32 |