The Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Thai Gynecologic Oncology Patients: Influencing Factors
Table 5
Quality of life between complementary and alternative medicine users and nonusers.
EORCTC QLQ-30
CAM users
Non-CAM users
value
Global health status/QOL; mean ± SD
68.91 ± 20.19
68.38 ± 19.67
0.824
Functional scale; mean ± SD
Physical functioning
83.15 ± 16.39
82.55 ± 18.93
0.784
Role functioning
90.14 ± 14.99
85.19 ± 20.94
0.036
Cognitive functioning
82.44 ± 15.99
83.51 ± 17.92
0.607
Emotional functioning
77.78 ± 18.65
77.71 ± 17.91
0.974
Social functioning
84.05 ± 19.18
82.37 ± 21.49
0.504
Symptom scales/items; median (IQR)
Fatigue
33.33 (22.22–44.44)
33.33 (22.22–44.44)
0.699
Nausea and vomiting
0 (0–0)
0 (0–16.67)
0.549
Pain
16.67 (0–33.33)
16.67 (0–33.33)
0.662
Dyspnea
0 (0–33.33)
0 (0–33.33)
0.405
Insomnia
33.33 (0–33.33)
33.33 (0–33.33)
0.786
Appetite loss
0 (0–33.33)
0 (0–33.33)
0.759
Constipation
0 (0–33.33)
33.33 (0–33.33)
0.377
Diarrhea
0 (0–0)
0 (0–0)
0.958
Financial difficult
33.33 (0–33.33)
0 (0–33.33)
0.078
EORTC-QLQ-30, European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire 30 items; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation.
