Table 2 Descriptive statistics and correlations analysis

Constipation (CO)

1

Diarrhea (DI)

0.647^**

1

Difficulty swallowing (DS)

0.500^**

0.445^**

1

Change in taste (CT)

0.533^**

0.603^**

0.617^**

1

Abdominal distention (AD)

0.613^**

0.556^**

0.554^**

0.687^**

1

Depression (DE)

0.383^**

0.220^*

0.460^**

0.400^**

0.467^**

1

Anxiety (AN)

0.410^**

0.198

0.414^**

0.237^*

0.420^**

0.790^**

1

Cancer-related fatigue (CRF)

0.679^**

0.583^**

0.693^**

0.604^**

0.646^**

0.657^**

0.627^**

1

Mean

3.02

1.93

5.25

2.77

2.51

5.47

3.92

3.28

SD

3.11

2.47

3.70

3.12

3.08

5.83

5.03

2.85