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Table 5 Preoperative EORTC QLQ-C30 scores of the participants

From: Effect of preoperative nutritional support in malnourished patients with pancreatobiliary cancer: a quasi-experimental study

Dimension

PNSP

p‡

Nutritional support

Well-nourished

p†

Before

After NSP

After NSP

 

(n= 39)

(n= 39)

(n= 44)

(n= 45)

median (min─max)

 

median (minm─max)

Global health status QOL

      

Global health status/QOL

41.7 (0.0─100.0)

50.0 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.258

50.0 (0.0─100.0)

50.0 (0.0─91.7)

0.020

Functional scales

75.6 (33.3─100.0)

82.2 (46.7 - 1100.0)

0.024

83.3 (28.9─100.0)

84.4 (22.2─100.0)

0.755

Physical functioning

80.0 (26.7─100.0)

80.0 (33.3 - 100.0)

0.334

80.0 (20.0─100.0)

86.7 (33.3─100.0)

0.016

Role functioning

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

83.3 (16.7 - 100.0)

0.016

83.3 (0.0─100.0)

100.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.192

Emotional functioning

75 (41.7─100.0

91.7 (50.0 - 100.0

<.001

91.7 (16.7─100.0)

83.3 (8.3─100.0)

0.209

Cognitive functioning

83.3 (0.0─100.0)

83.3 (33.3 - 100.0)

0.222

83.3 (33.3─100.0)

83.3 (16.7─100.0)

0.429

Social functioning

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

83.3 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.500

83.3 (0.0─100.0)

66.7 (0.0─100.0)

0.441

Symptom scales

27.3 (0.0─75.8)

18.2 (0.0 - 72.7)

0.001

19.1 (0.0─72.7)

18.2 (0.0─60.6)

0.211

Fatigue

44.4 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.001

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

22.2 (0.0─88.9)

0.166

Nausea and vomiting

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0 - 66.7)

0.150

0.0 (0.0─66.7)

0.0 (0.0─66.7)

0.230

Pain

33.3 (0.0─83.3)

0.0 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.019

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

16.7 (0.0─100.0)

0.662

Dyspnea

0.0 (0.0─66.7)

0.0 (0.0 - 66.7)

0.437

0.0 (0.0─66.7)

0.0 (0.0─33.3)

0.975

Insomnia

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0 - 66.7)

0.054

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0─66.7)

0.595

Appetite loss

66.7 (0.0-─100.0)

33.3 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.002

33.3 (0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.005

Constipation

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.492

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.238

Diarrhea

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.597

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

0.682

Fnancial difficulties

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0 - 100.0)

0.171

0.0 (0.0─100.0)

33.3 (0.0─100.0)

0.720

  1. PNSP preoperative nutritional support program, NSP nutritional support program, QOL quality of life
  2. ‡Wilcoxon signed rank test, †Wilcoxon rank sum test, high score for a functional scale : healthy level of functioning, high score for the global health status : high QoL, high score for a symptom scale
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