Mean Value (95% CI)

Significant Differences

Pre-operation

One month

after operation

One year

after operation

P-value

A

P-value

B

P-value

C

Global Health Status/QoL

140.0 (136.2 - 143.9)

68.7 (67.0 - 70.4)

82.7 (80.4 - 85.0)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Physical Functioning

97.0 (95.8 - 98.3)

85.8 (84.5 - 87.0)

93.5 (92.1 - 95.0)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Role Functioning

57.3 (54.6 - 60.1)

61.6 (59.1 - 64.0)

86.2 (83.2 - 89.3)

0.024

0.000

0.000

Emotional Functioning

60.8 (58.6 - 63.1)

84.7 (82.0 - 87.5)

89.3 (86.8 - 91.7)

0.000

0.000

0.004

Cognitive Functioning

78.2 (75.8 - 80.7)

92.0 (89.9 - 94.0)

94.4 (92.8 - 96.0)

0.000

0.000

0.065

Social Functioning

61.9 (58.4 - 65.5)

60.9 (58.3 - 63.5)

90.5 (87.4 - 93.5)

0.690

0.000

0.000

Fatigue

19.7 (17.3 - 22.0)

31.1 (28.1 - 34.1)

15.3 (12.5 - 18.1)

0.000

0.013

0.000

Nausea and Vomiting

8.15 (5.98 - 10.3)

8.77 (6.02 - 11.53)

3.90 (2.31 - 5.48)

0.727

0.003

0.003

Pain

8.59 (6.87 - 10.3)

22.8 (20.1 - 25.5)

4.78 (3.10 - 6.47)

0.000

0.002

0.000

Dyspnoea

1.41 (0.32 - 2.50)

14.0 (11.3 - 16.6)

10.1 (7.48 - 12.7)

0.000

0.000

0.034

Insomnia

41.48 (38.33 - 44.64)

19.50 (16.18 - 22.82)

10.81 (7.94 - 13.69)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Appetite Loss

38.12 (34.73 - 41.50)

17.19 (13.43 - 20.95)

6.38 (3.92 - 8.84)

0.000

0.000

0.000

Constipation

8.15 (5.97 - 10.33)

5.14 (2.80 - 7.48)

2.12 (0.75 - 3.49)

0.081

0.000

0.024

Diarrhoea

1.42 (0.33 - 2.52)

30.30 (26.58 - 34.02)

24.95 (21.30 - 28.60)

0.000

0.000

0.031

Financial Difficulties

21.80 (17.56 - 26.05)

14.36 (11.18 - 17.53)

4.43 (2.22 - 6.64)

0.004

0.000

0.000