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Table 3 Correlations between symptom frequency scoresa

From: Colorectal cancer survivors: an investigation of symptom burden and influencing factors

 

Fatig-ue

Insom-nia

Const-ipation

Diarr-hea

Flat-ulence

(stoma)

Flat-

ulence

(no stoma)

Bloat-

Ing

F.I.

(stoma)

F.I.

(no stoma)

S.F.

(stoma)

S.F.

(no stoma)

Appetite loss

Weight worry

Taste

Nausea

vomit

Dry mouth

Gen. pain

Abdo pain

Butt.

pain

Sore skin

(stoma)

Sore skin

(no stoma)

Fatigue

 

.452**

.345**

.466**

 

.351**

.382**

  

.

362**

.564**

.323**

.353**

.559**

.373**

.612**

.334**

.316**

  

Insomnia

      

.305**

    

.324**

.305**

 

.353**

 

.354**

 

.317**

  

Bowel Function

 - Constipation

   

.327**

          

.331**

 

.349**

    

 - Diarrhoea

     

.386**

.330**

 

.383**

 

.537**

.338**

  

.434**

 

.397**

    

 - Flatulence

  (current stoma)

           

.346**

  

.389**

 

.396**

  

.316**

 

  (no stoma)

      

.369**

 

.469**

 

.468**

     

.326**

 

.369**

  

 - Bloating

        

.321**

 

.402**

   

312**

 

.335**

.378**

.347**

  

 - Faecal incontinence

  (current stoma)

         

.425**

       

.319**

.374**

.396**

 

  (no stoma)

          

.415**

       

.314**

 

.358**

- Stool frequency

  (current stoma)

            

.319**

      

.364**

 

   (no stoma)

              

.314**

 

.301**

 

.446**

 

.392**

Nutrition

 - Appetite loss

             

.380**

.532**

.359**

.466**

    

 - Weight worry

                     

 - Taste

                   

.416**

 

 - Nausea & vomiting

               

.340**

.507**

.349**

   

 - Dry mouth

                

.304**

    

Pain

 - General pain

                 

.508**

.399**

.322**

 

 - Abdominal pain

                  

.384**

  

 - Buttock pain

                    

503**

  1. **p ≤ 0.01 F.I. Faecal Incontinence, S.F Stool Frequency, Gen pain = General pain; Abdo pain = Abdominal pain; Butt pain = Buttock pain
  2. aSpearman’s rank correlations. Only those correlations ≥0.30 are displayed