Table 4 Clinicians' highest three frequencies of rankings for each symptom (percentage of clinicians giving the ranking in brackets1) and mean rank (SD).
Order | Symptom | 1st Ranking (%) | 2nd Ranking (%) | 3rd Ranking (%) | Mean Rank (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lack of energy | 1 (54) | 2 (25) | 3 (9) | 2.16 (2.37) |
2 | Tired | 1 (39) | 2 (32) | 3 (10) | 2.56 (2.52) |
3 | Lack of appetite | 3 (34) | 2 (19) | 1 (10) | 3.74 (2.40) |
4 | Pain | 3 (17) | 1 (17) | 4 (15) | 4.22 (3.00) |
5 | Nausea | 5 (17) | 6 (14) | 8 (11) | 6.77 (3.39) |
6 | Constipation | 4 (16) | 6 (11) | 5 (11) | 7.02 (3.89) |
7 | Anxiety | 5 (13) | 4 (13) | 6 (10) | 7.34 (3.60) |
8 | Depressed | 5 (14) | 7 (12) | 4 (9) | 7.69 (3.75) |
9 | Difficulty sleeping | 5 (12) | 7 (11) | 10 (10) | 8.37 (3.79) |
10 | Shortness of breath | 9 (11) | 7 (10) | 11 (9) | 9.74 (4.16) |
11 | Dry mouth | 5 (8) | 12 (8) | 6 (7) | 10.17 (5.04) |
12 | Vomiting | 8 (10) | 10 (10) | 13 (9) | 10.20 (4.07) |
13 | Tense | 6 (9) | 13 (9) | 9 (8) | 10.34 (4.48) |
14 | Nervous | 10 (9) | 16 (9) | 15 (8) | 11.27 (4.69) |
15 | Lack of sexual interest | 13 (10) | 8 (8) | 10 (8) | 11.68 (5.02) |
16 | Irritability | 14 (10) | 10 (9) | 11 (9) | 11.76 (4.33) |
17 | Heartburn | 17 (11) | 12 (9) | 15 (8) | 13.12 (4.52) |
18 | Dizziness | 18 (13) | 17 (12) | 15 (12) | 13.96 (4.10) |
19 | Sore muscles | 20 (21) | 19 (12) | 18 (11) | 15.14 (4.65) |
20 | Numbness or tingling of the hands or feet | 20 (28) | 19 (18) | 18 (14) | 16.67 (4.01) |