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Table 10 Scores by ECOG status, combined validity samples (n = 120).

From: The "Palliative Care Quality of Life Instrument (PQLI)" in terminal cancer patients

SCALES

ECOG status >2

ECOG status ≤2

 
 

Mean score

S. D.

Mean score

S. D.

P *

Activity (AC)

51.29

35.04

85.17

29.16

<0.001

Self Care (SC)

37.98

30.17

63.95

41.29

0.001

Health (HE)

52.51

31.41

67.61

29.00

0.011

Choice of Treatment (CT)

42.86

41.89

66.28

40.42

0.004

Support (SU)

45.67

39.41

71.71

40.26

0.001

Communication (CO)

69.05

32.29

84.49

26.07

0.008

Psychological Affect (PA)

47.12

37.62

65.97

37.82

0.009

Overall Quality of Life (OQoL)

48.37

11.11

64.54

11.98

<0.001

  1. * Mann-Whitney U test