Content

Before treatment

( X ¯ ± S )

One week after treatment

( X ¯ ± S )

One month week after treatment

( X ¯ ± S )

Norwegian norm

Before treatment

One week after treatment

One month week after treatment

t

P

t

P

t

P

Overall health status

35.86 ± 10.12

57.25 ± 13.52

31.47 ± 11.85

75.3

−33.58

<0.001

−11.36

<0.001

−5.56

<0.001

Body function

46.65 ± 13.92

35.09 ± 20.09

34.58 ± 15.26

89.9

−29.36

<0.001

−25.36

<0.001

−44.35

<0.001

Emotional function

47.82 ± 18.17

33.23 ± 14.78

18.63 ± 17.85

82.8

−18.69

<0.001

−32.43

<0.001

−35.03

<0.001

Role function

42.18 ± 22.03

30.39 ± 26.25

18.30 ± 15.12

83.3

−16.52

<0.001

−20.38

<0.001

−36.61

<0.001

Social function

51.02 ± 14.80

22.36 ± 20.89

42.68 ± 17.35

85.8

−22.49

<0.001

−28.13

<0.001

−21.35

<0.001

Cognitive function

33.63 ± 14.54

23.25 ± 23.36

65.12 ± 8.90

86.5

−33.23

<0.001

−26.72

<0.001

−43.01

<0.001

Fatigue

38.09 ± 15.58

32.67 ± 20.64

31.75 ± 12.64

28.8

6.69

<0.001

1.38

0.18

0.78

0.51

Nausea and vomiting

26.11 ± 21.63

34.04 ± 22.13

25.61 ± 13.29

4.0

7.97

<0.001

11.29

<0.001

12.89

<0.001

Pain

69.25 ± 16.74

36.37 ± 18.25

25.83 ± 10.41

20.4

25.28

<0.001

7.68

<0.001

4.52

<0.001

Dyspnea

16.56 ± 23.16

11.123 ± 12.80

15.44 ± 18.36

14.3

0.56

0.59

−1.87

0.06

0.07

0.94

Dyssomnia

58.14 ± 23.78

18.78 ± 22.45

10.48 ± 15.69

20.4

14.23

<0.001

−0.62

0.54

−6.09

<0.001

Appetite loss

38.24 ± 26.16

42.74 ± 22.48

27.45 ± 23.18

20.4

5.75

<0.001

8.29

<0.001

3.17

<0.001

Constipation

14.25 ± 27.56

14.25 ± 21.56

23.16 ± 21.21

4.2

3.35

<0.001

5.36

<0.001

8.09

<0.001

Diarrhea

7.35 ± 22.16

4.18 ± 10.27

1.28 ± 6.31

7.4

0.01

0.99

−2.89

0.02

−9.18

<0.001