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Table 3 Correlation between pulse oximetry and LCSS subscales

From: Lung cancer symptoms and pulse oximetry in the prognostic assessment of patients with lung cancer

 

Patient scale

Observer scale

 

Spearman's rho

p-value *

Spearman's rho

p-value

Appetite

0.02

N.S

-0.20

N.S.

Fatigue

-0.23

N.S

-0.19

N.S.

Cough

-0.16

N.S

-0.33

0.03

Dyspnea

0.07

N.S

-0.26

N.S.

Pain

-0.13

N.S

0.02

N.S.

Hemoptysis

-0.85

N.S

-0.20

N.S.

Global symptom score

-0.23

N.S.

-0.31

0.049

  1. * N.S.: Not significant at the 0.05 level (two-tailed)