Mental symptoms (21 items) | Pre-chemotherapy | Post-chemotherapy | p value | change | 2nd evaluation of QOL |
(Scores at baseline) | (Scores at 2 weeks) | (%) | |||
Irritability | 1.4 ± 0.5 | 1.5 ± 0.6 | 0.299 | 6.1 | → |
Easily angered | 1.9 ± 1.1 | 1.8 ± 1.2 | 0.402 | −4.3 | → |
Loss of motivation | 2.0 ± 0.8 | 2.3 ± 1.0 | 0.193 | 11.4 | ↑ |
No feeling of happiness | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 0.367 | 4.5 | → |
Nothing to look forward in life | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 2.6 ± 1.2 | 0.049 | 23.3 | ↑ |
Daily life is not enjoyable | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 2.5 ± 1.2 | 0.089 | 21.2 | ↑ |
Loss of confidence | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.1 | 0.102 | 20.5 | ↑ |
Reluctance to talk with others | 2.0 ± 1.0 | 2.2 ± 1.3 | 0.218 | 13.1 | ↑ |
Depressed | 2.1 ± 1.0 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 0.222 | 10.7 | ↑ |
A sense of uselessness | 1.9 ± 0.9 | 2.4 ± 1.2 | 0.038 | 29.9 | ↑ |
Shallow sleep | 1.8 ± 0.7 | 2.4 ± 1.3 | 0.031 | 31.9 | ↑ |
Difficulty falling asleep | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 2.4 ± 1.0 | 0.254 | 8.7 | → |
Pessimism | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 0.101 | 18.1 | ↑ |
Lapse of memory | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 2.7 ± 1.2 | 0.097 | 19.0 | ↑ |
Inability of concentrate | 1.8 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.2 | 0.104 | 20.8 | ↑ |
Inability to solve problems | 2.4 ± 1.2 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 0.325 | −6.0 | → |
Inability to make judgements readily | 2.1 ± 0.9 | 2.5 ± 1.2 | 0.098 | 18.7 | ↑ |
Inability to sleep because of worries | 2.1 ± 1.1 | 2.1 ± 0.8 | 0.495 | 0.2 | → |
A sense of tension | 2.0 ± 0.9 | 2.2 ± 1.0 | 0.327 | 6.4 | → |
Feeling of anxiety for no special reason | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 2.5 ± 1.1 | 0.339 | 5.8 | → |
A vague feeling of fear | 2.4 ± 0.9 | 2.3 ± 1.1 | 0.404 | -3.0 | → |