Table 2 Health-related quality of life before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
From: Functional health and symptoms in Spain before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
QLQ-C30 subscales | Before COVID-19 pandemic (N = 1010) | During COVID-19 pandemic (N = 504) | Comparison | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | d | p-value | |
Physical functioning | 91.3 | 13.3 | 92.1 | 12.3 | 0.06 | 0.143 |
Role functioning | 90.6 | 17.6 | 86.5↓ | 23.8 | −0.21 | 0.034 |
Emotional functioning | 77.2 | 22.3 | 72.7↓ | 22.5 | −0.20 | 0.000 |
Cognitive functioning | 90.2 | 17.2 | 90.9 | 16.1 | 0.04 | 0.591 |
Global quality of life | 70.5 | 18.8 | 69.0 | 18.2 | −0.08 | 0.120 |
Fatigue | 22.8 | 19.8 | 18.1↓ | 19.2 | −0.24 | 0.000 |
Nausea and vomiting | 3.8 | 11.8 | 3.8 | 10.4 | 0.00 | 0.413 |
Pain | 20.1 | 21.1 | 16.6↓ | 19.7 | −0.17 | 0.001 |
Dyspnea | 10.3 | 19.4 | 8.0↓ | 17.7 | −0.12 | 0.015 |
Sleep disturbances | 26.6 | 26.9 | 27.3 | 28.5 | 0.03 | 0.929 |
Appetite loss | 10.3 | 20.6 | 7.9↓ | 17.8 | −0.12 | 0.036 |
Constipation | 13.4 | 22.5 | 14.2 | 22.0 | 0.04 | 0.276 |
Diarrhea | 7.7 | 17.7 | 7.4 | 16.2 | −0.01 | 0.727 |