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Table 5 Means, standard deviations (in brackets), F values, and post hoc Bonferroni procedure for treatment type groups and HRQOL measures

From: Exploring the independent association of employment status to cancer survivors’ health-related quality of life

Source of variation

Breast

Prostate

Colorectal

Hematologic

Head & neck

Gynaecologic

Melanoma

Multiple

F

Negative feelings

13,01 (4,96)

12,12 (5,08)

12,09 (5,23)

13,80 (5,27)

11,79 (4,93)

13,12 (5,08)

11,37 (5,02)

13,50 (5,23)

1.461

Positive feelings

20,09 (5,66)

20,57 (5,43)

20,37 (5,99)

19,19 (4,99)

21,24 (5,77)

20,46 (5,47)

21,34 (5,75)

20,58 (5,47)

1.166

Cognitive problems

12,24 (5,59)b, e

9,61 (5,02)a, d

11,01 (5,42)

12,97 (5,27)b, e

9,50 (4,75)a, d

10,08 (5,19)

9,47 (5,22)

11,94 (5,56)

2.159*

Sexual problems

12,90 (6,60)

14,75 (6,80)

11,21 (6,11)

13,51 (6,91)

9,34 (5,07)

13,71 (6,91)

9,00 (5,05)

11,81 (7,13)

.781

Pain

12,07 (6,02)

8,67 (5,59)

10,47 (6,26)

12,10 (6,62)

11,33 (6,15)

12,13 (7,40)

8,03 (4,24)

12,39 (6,46)

1. 818

Fatigue

13,44 (5,66)

11,09 (6,03)

12,75 (6,18)

13,62 (5,83)

11,43 (4,88)

13,31 (6,75)

10,39 (5,71)

14,23 (5,19)

1.860

Social avoidance

8,43 (4,98)

8,63 (6,19)

8,84 (5,81)

10,46 (5,34)

7,72 (4,87)

8,56 (4,72)

8,29 (4,57)

8,42 (4,59)

1.368

Appearance concerns

11,98 (6,80)b, c, e, g

5,85 (3,59)a, d, f, h,

8,75 (5,11)a, d

13,97 (6,57)b, c, e, g

7,66 (4,21)a, d, f

11,63 (6,95)b, e, g

6,81 (3,45)a, d, f

9,86 (6,08)b

3.425**

Financial problems

7,46 (5,46)

5,96 (3,19)d, e, h

7,10 (5,52)

9,23 (5,76)b, g

8,52 (5,57)b

7,42 (5,46)

5,58 (2,88)d

8,92 (6,11)b

2.634*

Distress-recurrence

14,96 (6,66)b

11,16 (5,46)a, d

13,59 (6,13)b,

15,77 (6,42)

13,07 (6,41)

15,29 (7,37)b

14,21 (6,34)

16,39 (6,75)b

2.430*

Distress-family

13,18 (5,87)

11,42 (6,01)h

14,16 (5,13)

12,48 (5,63)

12,48 (6,21)

12,83 (6,70)

12,66 (5,55)

15,75 (5,06)b

2.252*

Benefits of cancer

18,88 (6,66)

14,37 (7,56)

19,18 (6,45)

19,23 (6,15)

18,22 (7,25)

19,42 (6,14)

17,53 (7,15)

17,17 (7,36)

.863

  1. F Fisher’s F value
  2. *p < .05
  3. **p < .01
  4. ***p < .001
  5. For each domain of HRQOL, the superscripts indicate significant differences with respect to a: breast; b: prostate; c: colorectal; d: hematologic; e: head & neck; f: gynecologic; g: melanoma; h: multiple