Table 5 Descriptive statistics for the severity of the symptom items of the MDAIS-Immunotherapy EPT, 0–10 scale, in rank order (N = 312)
Symptom | Mean Score | SD | % of patients rating item as: | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
0 | 1–4 (mild) | 5–6 (moderate) | 7–10 (severe) | |||
Severity | ||||||
Fatigue | 2.74 | 2.67 | 31.7 | 40.1 | 18.6 | 9.6 |
Numbness/tingling | 2.66 | 2.95 | 36.9 | 36.2 | 9.9 | 17.0 |
Disturbed sleep | 2.54 | 2.80 | 37.5 | 36.2 | 13.5 | 12.8 |
Lack of appetite | 2.43 | 2.69 | 36.9 | 39.4 | 14.1 | 9.6 |
Dry mouth | 2.40 | 2.72 | 39.7 | 37.9 | 12.1 | 10.3 |
Diarrhea | 2.32 | 2.72 | 41.3 | 33.7 | 14.1 | 10.9 |
Rash | 2.31 | 2.68 | 38.8 | 42.3 | 9.3 | 9.6 |
Distress/feeling upset | 2.19 | 2.51 | 38.8 | 39.7 | 15.7 | 5.8 |
Sadness | 2.10 | 2.51 | 41.3 | 39.1 | 11.9 | 7.7 |
Drowsiness | 2.08 | 2.32 | 36.9 | 44.8 | 13.2 | 5.1 |
Difficulty remembering | 1.88 | 2.25 | 40.1 | 42.0 | 13.4 | 4.5 |
Nausea | 1.86 | 2.69 | 52.9 | 27.9 | 8.6 | 10.6 |
Pain | 1.84 | 2.44 | 48.7 | 38.8 | 6.4 | 6.1 |
Shortness of breath | 1.79 | 2.17 | 43.3 | 45.2 | 7.7 | 3.8 |
Vomiting | 1.79 | 2.79 | 56.7 | 26.3 | 5.1 | 11.9 |
Pain in the abdomen | 1.79 | 2.40 | 45.8 | 40.7 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
Night sweats | 1.60 | 2.22 | 52.2 | 33.1 | 10.2 | 4.5 |
Headache | 1.48 | 2.11 | 53.5 | 35.9 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
Fever and/ or chills | 1.24 | 2.06 | 61.2 | 28.2 | 6.4 | 4.2 |
Swelling of hands, legs, or feet | 1.10 | 1.87 | 64.7 | 27.6 | 4.5 | 3.2 |
Interference | ||||||
Work | 1.80 | 2.36 | 47.4 | 35.6 | 12.5 | 4.5 |
Mood | 1.70 | 2.22 | 46.2 | 41.3 | 8.3 | 4.2 |
Enjoyment | 1.63 | 2.22 | 51.9 | 34.3 | 10.9 | 2.9 |
Walking | 1.35 | 2.21 | 61.9 | 25.9 | 8.0 | 4.2 |
Relations | 1.33 | 2.03 | 55.8 | 35.2 | 6.1 | 2.9 |
Activity | 0.94 | 1.81 | 69.6 | 25.9 | 2.3 | 2.2 |