Health-related quality of life assessed by the EORTC QLQ-C30 questionnaire in the general slovenian population
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Article Category: Research Article
Published Online: Apr 22, 2017
Page range: 342 - 350
Received: Jan 15, 2017
Accepted: Mar 17, 2017
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/raon-2017-0021
© 2017 Vaneja Velenik, Ajra Secerov-Ermenc, Jasna But-Hadzic, Vesna Zadnik
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FIGURE 1
Regression coefficients with constants for all scales and items applied in the calculation of the expected mean scores according to gender, age and social class in Slovenian population
| Men | 18-39 years | 40-59 years | Lower social class | Middle social class | Constant | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global health status/quality of life | -0.07 | 0.30 | 0.21 | 0.30 | -0.12 | 71.5 |
| Physical functioning | -0.11 | 0.42 | 0.29 | -0.25 | -0.08 | 89.6 |
| Role functioning | -0.07 | 0.10 | 0.06 | 0.20 | -0.05 | 91.6 |
| Emotional functioning | -0.09 | 0.04 | 0.06 | -0.11 | 0.00 | 83.7 |
| Cognitive functioning | 0.00 | 0.21 | 0.16 | -0.15 | -0.06 | 88.6 |
| Social functioning | -0.04 | 0.17 | 0.12 | -0.17 | -0.03 | 90.6 |
| Fatigue | 0.13 | -0.10 | -0.12 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 16.8 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 0.03 | 0.03 | -0.06 | 0.02 | -0.08 | 4.5 |
| Pain | 0.07 | -0.26 | -0.17 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 15.7 |
| Dispnea | 0.02 | -0.22 | -0.15 | 0.09 | -0.01 | 8.4 |
| Insomnia | 0.12 | -0.18 | -0.16 | 0.08 | -0.01 | 21.9 |
| Appetite loss | 0.01 | 0.05 | -0.04 | 0.09 | -0.07 | 5.3 |
| Constipation | 0.13 | -0.10 | -0.05 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 4.8 |
| Diarrhoea | -0.02 | -0.05 | -0.02 | 0.00 | -0.04 | 5.8 |
| Financial problems | 0.02 | -0.08 | -0.02 | 0.23 | 0.03 | 4.3 |
Socio-demographic characteristics of the sample by gender and its comparisons with national averages21,20
| Men Number (%) | Women Number (%) | Total Number (%) | National reference (S,C) As a national reference the data from Statistical Office of the Republic Slovenia (S) and Countrywide Integrated Noncommunicable Diseases Intervention in Slovenia (C) is applied |
p (chi square) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0.582 | |||||
| Men | 619 (50.3) | 49.51S | |||
| Women | 612 (49.7) | 50.5 S | |||
| 0.140 | |||||
| 18-39 years | 224 (36.2) | 188 (30.7) | 412 (33.5) | 35.7 S | |
| 40-59 years | 230 (37.2) | 262 (42.8) | 492 (40.0) | 37.4 S | |
| 60-90 years | 165 (26.7) | 162 (26.5) | 327 (26.6) | 26.9 S | |
| <0.000 | |||||
| With a partner | 441 (71.2) | 439 (71.2) | 880 (71.5) | 76.7 C | |
| Single | 178 (28.8) | 173 (28.3) | 351 (28.5) | 23.3 C | |
| 0.054 | |||||
| Elementary or less | 107 (17.3) | 101 (16.5) | 208 (16.9) | 16.7 C | |
| Secondary school | 346 (55.9) | 298 (48.7) | 644 (52.3) | 55.4 C | |
| More than secondary school | 166 (26.8) | 213 (34.8) | 379 (30.8) | 27.9 C | |
| 0.100 | |||||
| Employed | 338 (54.6) | 325 (53.1) | 663 (53.9) | 53.5 C | |
| Unemployed | 39 (6.3) | 45 (7.4) | 84 (6.8) | 8.5 C | |
| Not active | 242 (39.1) | 242 (39.5) | 484 (39.3) | 38.1 C | |
| 0.103 | |||||
| Urban | 187 (30.2) | 235 (28.4) | 422 (34.3) | 31.5 C | |
| Suburban | 119 (19.2) | 150 (24.5) | 269 (21.9) | 23.2 C | |
| Rural | 313 (50.6) | 227 (37.1) | 540 (43.9) | 45.3 C | |
| 0.230 | |||||
| West | 125 (20.2) | 170 (27.8) | 295 (24.0) | 22.3 C | |
| Central | 179 (28.9) | 194 (28.9) | 373 (30.3) | 29.9 C | |
| East | 315 (50.9) | 248 (40.5) | 563 (45.7) | 47.8 C | |
| <0.000 | |||||
| Lower | 214 (34.6) | 189 (30.9) | 403 (32.7) | 42.2 C | |
| Middle | 340 (54.9) | 351 (57.4) | 691 (56.1) | 47.9 C | |
| Upper | 65 (10.5) | 72 (11.8) | 137 (11.1) | 9.9 C |
Mean scores (MS) with standard deviations (SD) for all scales and items by gender
| Total | Men | Women | p (t-test) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | SD | MS | SD | MS | SD | ||
| Global health status/quality of life | 71.1 | 21.4 | 72.5 | 21.4 | 69.7 | 21.3 | 0.882 |
| Physical functioning | 91.8 | 14.0 | 93.3 | 12.6 | 90.3 | 15.1 | <0.000 |
| Role functioning | 88.7 | 20.1 | 90.0 | 19.3 | 87.5 | 20.9 | 0.056 |
| Emotional functioning | 82.0 | 18.5 | 83.6 | 18.4 | 80.4 | 18.5 | 0.686 |
| Cognitive functioning | 90.2 | 16.0 | 90.2 | 16.3 | 90.2 | 15.7 | 0.760 |
| Social functioning | 90.9 | 17.3 | 91.6 | 16.9 | 90.2 | 17.8 | 0.094 |
| Fatigue | 19.8 | 19.8 | 17.4 | 19.3 | 22.2 | 20.0 | 0.769 |
| Nausea/vomiting | 3.3 | 10.6 | 3.0 | 10.2 | 3.5 | 11.0 | 0.116 |
| Pain | 14.5 | 20.2 | 13.1 | 19.6 | 16.0 | 20.8 | 0.134 |
| Dispnea | 5.3 | 15.3 | 5.0 | 14.7 | 5.7 | 15.8 | 0.087 |
| Insomnia | 19.8 | 25.1 | 16.8 | 23.9 | 22.8 | 25.9 | 0.056 |
| Appetite loss | 5.3 | 15.5 | 5.3 | 16.0 | 5.2 | 15.1 | 0.795 |
| Constipation | 6.9 | 16.9 | 4.6 | 13.8 | 9.2 | 19.3 | <0.000 |
| Diarrhoea | 4.2 | 13.6 | 4.4 | 14.1 | 4.0 | 13.0 | 0.247 |
| Financial problems | 6.6 | 17.5 | 6.4 | 17.2 | 6.9 | 17.9 | 0.385 |