Research Article

Satisfaction of Cancer Patients Treated with Oral Anticancer Medications regarding Dispensing by Community Pharmacists: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

Scores of the QLQ-C30 questionnaire and correlations with VAS satisfaction scores, the quality of the information provided by pharmacists, general practitioners (GPs) and oncologists, and MMAS-8 scores. QLQ-C30 scores are presented by the medians (interquartile ranges) and correlation coefficients. .

QLQ-C30 scoresCorrelation coefficients
SatisfactionQuality of information deliveredMMAS-8 (scores)
PharmacistsGPsOncologistsTotalUnintentionalIntentional

Quality of life (QoL)66.7 (41.7, 83.3)0.170.07−0.120.120.180.020.28
Physical functioning86.7 (60.0, 93.3)0.04−0.04−0.160.100.230.090.31
Role functioning66.7 (50.0, 100)0.04−0.01−0.130.200.300.170.32
Emotional functioning83.3 (58.3, 91.7)0.09−0.08−0.160.130.230.120.24
Cognitive functioning83.3 (66.7, 100)0.020.06−0.120.110.210.100.24
Social functioning66.7 (50.0, 100)0.110.03−0.120.140.260.050.37
Fatigue33.3 (11.1, 66.7)−0.05−0.040.12−0.07−0.31−0.16−0.34
Nausea/vomiting0 (0.0, 33.3)−0.22−0.160.03−0.14−0.150.19−0.34
Pain33.3 (0.0, 50.0)−0.13−0.050.10−0.15−0.180.04−0.29
Dyspnea33.3 (0, 33.3)−0.04−0.080.16−0.13−0.13−0.04−0.20
Insomnia33.3 (0, 66.7)−0.050.020.07−0.24−0.20−0.08−0.28
Appetite loss0 (0.0, 33.3)0.04−0.010.19−0.01−0.35−0.18−0.37
Constipation0 (0.0, 33.3)0.060.080.250.02−0.160.04−0.26
Diarrhea16.7 (0.0, 33.3)0.130.020.17−0.25−0.25−0.03−0.29
Financial difficulties0 (0.0, 33.3)0.03−0.080.08−0.19−0.22−0.04−0.29