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Table 7 The correlation between quality of life scales among EORTC QLQ-C30 and EBV DNA

From: Pretreatment quality of life as a predictor of survival for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with IMRT

Scale

Î’

P

Global health status/QoL

0.105

0.019

Physical functioning

0.001

0.983

Role functioning

0.082

0.066

Emotional functioning

0.081

0.071

Cognitive functioning

0.059

0.184

Social functioning

0.056

0.208

Fatigue

−0.080

0.071

Nausea and vomiting

−0.057

0.203

Pain

−0.048

0.280

Dyspnoea

−0.080

0.074

Insomnia

− 0.081

0.069

Appetite loss

−0.104

0.020

Constipation

−0.042

0.351

Diarrhea

−0.059

0.184

Financial difficulties

−0.057

0.203

  1. Abbrevations. EORTC European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer, QoL Qualtiy of life