Psychological Distress and Quality of Life in Patients with Colon Cancer: Predictors, Moderating Effects, and Longitudinal Impact.

Healthcare (Basel) · 2025 · PMC11988287 · PMID 40218051

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did not reach statistical significancep > 0.05actually significant

While other symptom scores were generally higher in the sixth course, these differences did not reach statistical significance ( p > 0.05).

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showed a trendp = 0.090so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Symptom Burden and Physical Functioning Pain scores (EORTC QLQ-C30) showed a trend toward improvement (mean: 30.00 ± 28.52 to 22.00 ± 23.12, p = 0.090), but the change was not statistically significant.

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