Table 3 Differences between EORTC QLQ-C30 ProCaSP data and norm data
| Â | Baseline | Â | Â | 24 months after baseline | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radical prostatectomy | Radiotherapy | Radical prostatectomy | Radiotherapy | |||||||||
nns | ns | total | brachy | comb | extern | nns | ns | total | brachy | comb | extern | |
Global quality of life | 2.5 | 5.3 | 1.5 | 4.6 | −1.7 | 1.3 | 5.3 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 0.1 |
Functioning scales | ||||||||||||
 Physical | 7.3 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 5.0 | 8.5 | 0.0 | 1.6 | −1.3 | −0.5 |
 Role | 9.7 | 14.0 | 3.6 | 11.0 | 2.3 | 12.2 | 9.7 | 14.1 | 4.6 | −0.5 | 5.9 | 9.6 |
 Emotional | −8.7 | −9.3 | −3.8 | −2.8 | −13.2 | 1.5 | −1.6 | 4.4 | −0.4 | 2.1 | −2.7 | −1.6 |
 Cognitive | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.7 | 3.9 | −1.5 | 2.1 | −2.4 | 2.0 | −1.6 | 0.8 | −6.5 | −0.2 |
 Social | −3.1 | −2.9 | −4.9 | −6.4 | −13.1 | 2.4 | −5.2 | −1.8 | −2.2 | −7.5 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
Symptom scales | ||||||||||||
 Fatigue | −10.0 | −13.5 | −6.9 | −9.9 | −0.4 | −9.3 | −4.5 | −9.8 | −3.4 | −3.5 | −1.5 | −4.6 |
 Nausea/Vomiting | −1.1 | −1.7 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.9 | −1.6 | −0.8 | −1.7 | −0.6 | 0.8 | −1.3 | −1.6 |
 Pain | −12.9 | −19.0 | −8.7 | −8.3 | −7.0 | −10.5 | −9.6 | −14.0 | −6.8 | −5.4 | −10.8 | −9.4 |
Single items | ||||||||||||
 Dyspnoea | −9.3 | −9.0 | −4.9 | −9.6 | −1.1 | −3.3 | −8.1 | −4.9 | −2.7 | −6.5 | −0.5 | 0.7 |
 Insomnia | −2.8 | −4.8 | −1.2 | −4.9 | 10.7 | −6.6 | 0.1 | −4.5 | 0.0 | −4.0 | 10.6 | −1.1 |
 Appetite loss | −2.5 | −2.0 | −1.6 | −3.5 | 0.6 | −1.3 | −2.8 | −4.3 | −0.5 | −2.6 | −3.8 | 3.5 |
 Constipation | 2.8 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 2.6 | −0.4 | 1.9 | −1.3 | 2.8 | 5.4 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
 Diarrhoea | 0.5 | −2.1 | 3.6 | 1.7 | 8.4 | 2.1 | 0.4 | −0.9 | 5.8 | 7.7 | 0.4 | 6.5 |
 Financial difficulties | −6.7 | −8.4 | −3.1 | −4.3 | 4.5 | −7.4 | −2.8 | −6.1 | −2.3 | 0.0 | −4.5 | −2.3 |