Scales and items | Cachexia | No-cachexia | p |
Fear of progression | 44.05 ± 21.29 | 34.38 ± 23.15 | <0.001 |
Body image | 42.86 ± 32.57 | 21.53 ± 18.80 | <0.001 |
Dry mouth & sticky saliva | 25.00 ± 20.41 | 22.92 ± 20.97 | 0.298 |
Pain in the mouth | 42.86 ± 27.90 | 20.31 ± 19.71 | <0.001 |
Sexuality | 36.91 ± 31.37 | 19.79 ± 25.98 | <0.001 |
Problems with senses | 17.86 ± 27.32 | 7.2975 ± 10.49 | <0.001 |
Problems with shoulder | 19.05 ± 31.25 | 8.33 ± 10.54 | <0.001 |
Skin problems | 4.76 ± 10.42 | 4.16 ± 7.99 | 0.513 |
Social eating | 24.41 ± 24.56 | 11.98 ± 22.56 | <0.001 |
Speech | 30.95 ± 28.24 | 19.17 ± 14.17 | <0.001 |
Swallowing | 33.33 ± 26.75 | 21.88 ± 24.13 | <0.001 |
Problems with teeth | 22.22 ± 28.24 | 18.75 ± 15.03 | 0.136 |
Coughing | 35.71 ± 35.72 | 25.00 ± 22.77 | <0.001 |
Swelling in the neck | 42.86 ± 40.15 | 22.92 ± 26.44 | 0.362 |
Neurological problems | 19.05 ± 25.20 | 6.25 ± 13.44 | 0.551 |
Trismus | 21.43 ± 30.96 | 18.75 ± 29.74 | <0.001 |
Social contact | 9.52 ± 24.21 | 8.33 ± 14.91 | <0.001 |
Weight loss | 50.00 ± 31.35 | 18.75 ± 24.25 | 0.001 |
Wound healing | 2.38 ± 8.91 | 6.25 ± 13.44 | <0.001 |