Table 4 Comparison of mean outcome and information scores for domain categories
Round 1 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Domain category | Number of domains | Mean outcome score | Mean information score | Difference in means | SD | 95 % CI | P valuea |
CRC-specific complications | 14 | 6.17 | 5.99 | 0.18 | 1.29 | −0.08 to 0.44 | 0.18 |
Generic complications | 17 | 5.41 | 4.82 | 0.59 | 1.70 | 0.25 to 0.93 | 0.001 |
Operation and hospital stay | 15 | 7.09 | 5.39 | 1.70 | 1.50 | 1.40 to 2.00 | <0.0001 |
Survival/recurrence | 6 | 7.49 | 5.15 | 2.34 | 2.28 | 1.88 to 2.80 | <0.0001 |
Symptoms | 29 | 4.55 | 4.27 | 0.29 | 1.29 | 0.03 to 0.55 | 0.03 |
Quality of life | 13 | 5.26 | 5.06 | 0.20 | 1.68 | −0.14 to 0.54 | 0.24 |
Overall | 94 | 5.65 | 4.99 | 0.66 | 1.12 | 0.43 to 0.88 | <0.0001 |
Round 2 | |||||||
CRC-specific complications | 6 | 7.44 | 7.74 | −0.30 | 0.77 | −0.48 to −0.12 | <0.0001 |
Generic complications | 5 | 6.48 | 6.66 | −0.17 | 1.48 | −0.52 to 0.18 | 0.32 |
Operation and hospital stay | 12 | 7.40 | 6.07 | 1.33 | 1.20 | 1.04 to 1.62 | <0.0001 |
Survival/recurrence | 5 | 7.90 | 5.84 | 2.06 | 1.98 | 1.59 to 2.53 | <0.0001 |
Symptoms | 10 | 5.76 | 6.00 | −0.24 | 1.16 | −0.52 to 0.03 | 0.08 |
Quality of life | 9 | 5.62 | 5.66 | −0.04 | 1.28 | −0.34 to 0.26 | 0.80 |
Overall | 47 | 6.66 | 6.23 | 0.44 | 0.87 | 0.23 to 0.64 | 0.0001 |