Validation of the Indonesian version of the thyroid cancer-specific quality of life as a tool to assess the quality of life among pediatric thyroid cancer patients

Azhar, Yohana; Achmad, Dimyati; Rudiman, Reno; Candrawinata, Valeska Siulinda

doi:10.1186/s43159-023-00278-4

Annals of Pediatric Surgery

Table 3 Pearson correlation coefficients between EORTC QLQ-C30 and the Indonesian ThYCA-QoL questionnaire

From: Validation of the Indonesian version of the thyroid cancer-specific quality of life as a tool to assess the quality of life among pediatric thyroid cancer patients

Scale	TM	VO	ST	NM	SE	PC	CT	SC	CH	THF	WG	HA	SL
Functioning
Physical	−0.42⁸⁸	−0.17*	−0.39**	−0.56**	−052**	−0.57**	−0.53**	−0.05	−0.35**	−0.29**	−0.26**	−0,312**	0.06
Role	−0.32⁸⁸	−0.17*	−0.29**	−0.48**	−0.37**	−0.54**	−0.47**	−0.31*	−0.31**	−0.29**	−0.18	−0.38**	0.04
Emotional	−0.43**	−0.16*	−0.35**	−0.59**	−0.45**	−0.76**	−0.60**	−0.45**	−0.47**	−0.38**	−0.25**	−0.53**	0.02
Cognitive	−0.51**	−0.18**	−0.38**	−0.60**	−0.43**	−0.66**	−0.69**	−0.33*	−0.37**	−0.34**	−0.23**	−0.40**	0.03
Social	−0.32**	−0.15*	−0.32**	−0.32**	−0.34**	−0.47**	−0.39**	−0.29**	−0.29**	−0.20**	−0.21**	−0.35**	−0.03
Global QoL	−0.32**	−0.22**	−0.34**	−0.42**	−0.34**	−0.46**	−0.39**	−0.25	−0.25**	−0.23**	−0.07	−0.32**	0.15*
Symptoms scale/items
Fatigue	0.52**	0.26**	0.41**	0.61**	0.49**	0.67**	0.50**	0.09	0.45**	0.34**	0.28**	0.45**	0.07
Nausea/vomiting	0.50**	0.25**	0.33**	0.49**	0.39**	0.59**	0.51**	0.24**	0.40**	0.26**	0.11	0.49**	−0.05
Pain	0.41**	0.25**	0.39**	0.56**	0.35**	0.52**	0.50**	0.17*	0.43**	0.39**	0.16*	0.40**	0.02
Dyspnea	0.42**	0.16*	0.38**	0.55**	0.45**	0.57**	0.50**	0.12	0.40**	0.40**	0.24**	0.41**	0.05
Sleep	0.38**	0.11	0.30**	0.47**	0.30**	0.48**	0.44**	0.16*	0.26**	0.24**	0.14*	0.31**	0.02
Loss Appetite	0.19**	0.21**	0.20**	0.30**	0.31**	0.42**	0.32**	0.16*	0.26**	0.10**	0.01	0.29**	0.09
Constipation	0.31**	0.16*	0.14*	0.36**	0.29**	0.36**	0.33**	0.08	0.16*	0.25**	0.26**	0.29**	0.08
Diarrhea	0.26**	0.09	0.09	0.14*	0.19**	0.22**	0.25**	0.12	0.25**	0.14*	0.17*	0.30**	0.15*
Financial difficulties	0.27**	0.14*	0.26**	0.30**	0.27**	0.45**	0.43**	0.19**	0.30**	0.27**	0.07	0.37**	−0.02

EORTC European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer, THYCA-QoL Thyroid Cancer-Specific Quality of Life, TM throat/mouth, VO voice, ST sympathetic, NM neuromuscular, SE sensory, PC psychological, CT concentration, SC problem with scar, CH felt chilly, THF tingling on hands and feet, WG weight gain, HA headaches, SL sexual life
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.01

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