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Table 5 EORTC QLQ-BR23 mean scores (SE) at each time point

From: Health-related quality of life in survivors of stage I-II breast cancer: randomized trial of post-operative conventional radiotherapy and hypofractionated tomotherapy

 

CR & TT at T0

CR at T1

TT at T1

CR at T2

TT at T2

CR at T3

TT at T3

CR at T4

TT at T4

CR at T5

TT at T5

n=121

n=62

n=59

n=62

n=59

n=50

n=51

n=30

n=36

n=16

n=18

arm symptoms

24,33

21,00 (2,50)

18,07 (2,32)

21,24 (2,82)

18,01 (2,08)

22,02 (3,73)

26,33 (4,27)

19,89 (5,10)

19,96 (4,40)

11,14 (5,76)

18,78 (6,49)

breast symptoms

20,94

33,30 a (2,78)

29,57 (2,74)

23,67 (2,58)

24,10 (2,35)

17,99 (3,17)

15,94 (2,52)

14,55 (4,24)

12,60 (3,30)

6,87 (5,63)

16,77 (4,99)

body image

73,35

69,60 (2,14)

70,62 (2,49)

73,21 (2,48)

77,80 (2,55)

74,74 (3,67)

77,51 (2,87)

73,62 (5,76)

78,40 (4,93)

74,91 (7,02)

79,08 (7,36)

future perspective

53,44

57,33 (3,64)

51,02 (3,44)

58,36 (3,38)

58,62 (3,26)

61,78 (4,03)

65,44 (3,53)

64,55 (5,84)

64,55 (6,27)

59,69 (7,59)

68,03 (10,08)

systemic treatment side effects

14,64

22,50 (1,87)

25,81a (2,83)

22,52 (2,06)

21,21 (2,88)

18,01 (2,20)

17,88 (2,57)

19,40 (3,19)

13,20 (2,95)

17,62 (4,80)

15,24 (4,28)

 

n=21

n=22

n=26

n=16

n=20

n=8

n=10

n=8

n=6

n=3

n=3

upset by hair loss

34,92

48,25 a (8,16)

27,51 (9,26)

23,81 a (11,11)

40,48 a (5,56)

46,02 a (11,10)

28,25 a (16,33)

1,62 a (0,00)

23,81 (29,40)

34,92 a (0,00)

34,92 a (0,00)

 

n=104

n=53

n=50

n=53

n=53

n=42

n=45

n=26

n=30

n=13

n=15

sexual functioning

23,85

21,02 (2,68)

23,52 (3,45)

24,48 (3,04)

22,60 (3,36)

24,65 (3,50)

24,59 (2,90)

21,85 (4,44)

27,19 (3,61)

25,14 (6,92)

21,63 (5,36)

 

n=61

n=23

n=23

n=29

n=32

n=24

n=29

n=15

n=19

n=8

n=9

sexual enjoyment

55,74

53,98 (5,39)

47,40 (3,31)

48,16 (5,77)

50,61 (5,45)

61,29 a (4,86)

49,94 (4,98)

64,07 (5,98)

48,59 (5,16)

62,40 a (6,67)

46,21 (9,52)

  1. a Indicates more or equal to ten-point difference from previous time point.
  2. T0: baseline, T1: last day RT, T2: 3 months post-RT, T3: 1 year post-RT, T4: 2 years post-RT, T5: 3 years post-RT.