Table 2 Course of Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression as assessed in 21 ovarian cancer patients with three different assessment instruments
| Â | BLa | CT2b | CT3 | CT4 | CT5 | CT6 | AC1b | AC2 | Constant Term/ Beta Coefficient | Reference Valuesc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) c | Â | ||||||||||
Anxiety | 7.0 (4.2) | 6.1 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.1 (4.3) | 5.7/-0.3 | t = -2.80; p = 0.006 | 5.0 (3.4) |
Depression | 6.5 (3.8) | 5.4 | 3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 (3.6) | 5.2/-0.3 | t = -4.07; p < 0.001 | 4.7 (3.9) |
Hamilton Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAMA/D) | Â | ||||||||||
Anxiety | 15.0 (8.0) | 11.0 | 11.4 | 10.4 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 7.6 (5.9) | 12.8/-0.6 | t = -3.01; p = 0.004 | n.a. |
Depression | 11.7 (6.8) | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.6 | 5.6 | 6.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 (3.2) | 9.3/-0.6 | t = -3.58; p = 0.001 | n.a. |
Multidimensional Fatigue Inventory (MFI) c | Â | ||||||||||
General Fatigue | 13.2 (4.7) | 13.4 | 11.9 | 12.8 | 11.8 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 7.8 (3.9) | 13.4/-0.5 | t = -4.62; p < 0.001 | 10.8 (3.7) |
Physical Fatigue | 13.1 (3.9) | 13.5 | 13.4 | 12.9 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 9.6 | 7.4 (4.4) | 13.7/-0.5 | t = -5.29; p < 0.001 | 11.1 (4.2) |
Reduced Activity | 15.4 (4.8) | 15.1 | 12.2 | 12.4 | 10.9 | 11.2 | 8.7 | 6.5 (3.6) | 15.2/-1.0 | t = -8.19; p < 0.001 | 10.5 (4.0) |
Reduced Motivation | 7.5 (3.5) | 7.4 | 6.5 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 5.6 (1.9) | 7.5/-0.2 | t = -2.98; p = 0.004 | 9.9 (3.5) |
Mental Fatigue | 9.8 (5.1) | 8.6 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 8.2 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.3 (4.3) | 9.3/-0.2 | t = -2.03; p = 0.046 | 9.2 (3.4) |