Table 7 Median values for included IPOS items in patients with gastric cancer, by treatment strategy
Questionnaire item | Gastric cancer | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Total n = 51 | Palliative n = 17 (33.3%) | Curative n = 34 (66.7%) | p-value | |
IPOS itema, median (Q1–Q3) | ||||
Anxiety among family1 (Have any of your family or friends been anxious or worried about you?) | 3.0 (2.0–3.0) | 2.0 (2.0–3.0) | 3.0 (2.0–3.25) | 0.395 |
Feeling at peace2 (Have you felt at peace?) | 1.0 (0.25–2.0) | 2.0 (1.0–2.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.0) | 0.319 |
Sharing feelings3 (Have you been able to share how you are feeling with your family and friends as much as you have wanted?) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.5 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.611 |
Information4 (Have you had as much information as you wanted?) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 1.0 (0.0–2.5) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.380 |
Practical matters5 (Have any practical problems resulting from your illness been addressed (such as financial or practical matters)?) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.0 (0.0–1.0) | 0.893 |