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Table 3 Breast cancer patients’ symptoms scores as measured by the EORTC QLQ-C30* (n = 60, 30 in each group)

From: The effects of virgin coconut oil (VCO) as supplementation on quality of life (QOL) among breast cancer patients

Symptom

1st Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

3rd Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

4th Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

5th Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

6th Chemotherapy cycle mean score (SD)

 

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Intervention

Control

Fatigue

49.34

36.38

44.26

39.93

46.06

40.56

45.44

41.71

45.88

47.26

(22.75)

(24.50)

(11.69)

(22.94)

(13.77)

(15.76)

(15.29)

(15.59)

(16.10)

(17.58)

Nausea and vomiting

31.19

24.13

36.03

28.73

30.10

26.55

30.11

33.91

30.64

39.08

(25.38)

(25.03)

(24.02)

(28.48)

(18.95)

(20.53)

(20.82)

(23.35)

(21.98)

(31.89)

Pain

34.03

28.16

34.97

29.87

37.09

29.30

34.40

64.35

34.94

41.95

(23.34)

(26.39)

(16.86)

(21.07)

(17.05)

(21.66)

(18.72)

(148.92)

(20.35)

(20.72)

Dyspnoea

22.57

14.94

21.51

12.63

11.49

15.58

18.82

19.53

18.29

20.68

(26.37)

(23.30)

(25.17)

(18.71)

(18.72)

(18.41)

(23.88)

(22.74)

(25.61)

(24.26)

Sleep difficulties

36.55

24.12

38.73

26.42

37.09

33.32

33.86

35.61

31.71

39.06

(26.33)

(30.73)

(24.50)

(27.29)

(22.67)

(28.18)

(22.16)

(23.47)

(25.23)

(21.96)

Loss of appetite

50.53

33.35

49.47

44.25

48.91

43.68

41.38

43.66

40.85

44.82

(33.20)

(30.88)

(27.05)

(31.60)

(19.72)

(25.38)

(23.14)

(23.76)

(23.52)

(32.47)

Constipation

31.16

28.75

37.64

25.28

38.16

24.14

38.70

34.47

40.86

41.38

(27.12)

(35.34)

(23.38)

(27.69)

(19.83)

(28.05)

(24.50)

(30.20)

(26.83)

(31.71)

Diarrhoea

12.90

10.34

17.22

11.49

17.19

16.09

19.34

17.23

26.86

20.69

(20.50)

(20.13)

(22.57)

(20.46)

(20.84)

(22.92)

(22.39)

(22.92)

(59.83)

(27.34)

Financial difficulties

32.25

26.43

25.81

28.73

33.33

27.58

36.56

31.02

37.62

34.48

(31.61)

(30.06)

(25.40)

(31.78)

(31.04)

(30.95)

(29.01)

(29.46)

(29.50)

(31.48)

  1. *A higher value indicates a higher level of functioning and quality of life: min: 0, max: 100.
  2. **Significant different significant difference between intervention and control groups, P < 0.01;
  3. Independent t- test.
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