Patient reported outcomes in head and neck cancer: selecting instruments for quality of life integration in clinical protocols

Table 7 Scores of the corresponding HRQoL scales of EORTC QLQ-C30 and FACT-G for the four group of patients according to their tumour size

EORTC and FACTG scores	T1	T2	T3	T4	Kruskal-Wallis (p value)
Mean (SD)	10,8 % (n = 11)	12,7 % (n = 13)	17,6 % (n = 18)	31,4 % (n = 32)
EORTC PF	39.55	35.12	43.19	34.56	0.544
FACT-G Pwb	45.95	36.19	38.53	34.55	0.493
EORTC SF	47.27	47.15	29.92	34.48	0.037
FACT-G Swb	42.18	30.23	36.75	39.27	0.515
EORTC EF	42.55	42.08	37.75	33.77	0.533
FACT-G Ewb	41.82	38.15	38.08	35.42	0.855
EORTC RF	38.00	40.96	39.81	34.63	0.753
FACTG Fwb	50.55	41.27	37.64	31.41	0.070

PF = Physical function, SF = Social function, EF = Emotional function, R = Role function
Pwb = Physical well-being, Swb = Social well-being, Ewb = Emotional well-being, Fwb = Functional well-being