Scale

Items*

Pre-chemotherapy

Post-chemotherapy

p value

(Scores at baseline)

(Scores at 2 weeks)

Daily-life activities

1 - 6

25.3 ± 5.1

20.7 ± 6.8

0.013

Physical condition

7 - 11

21.5 ± 3.2

16.4 ± 4.5

< 0.001

Psychological condition

12 - 16

18.6 ± 4.1

16.8 ± 4.3

0.091

Social attitude

17 - 21

13.9 ± 3.8

13.2 ± 5.0

0.306

Face scale

22

3.8 ± 0.9

2.9 ± 0.9

0.003

Overall QOL

83.1 ± 12.1

69.9 ± 17.2

0.005